Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority; the political function of rights is precisely to protect minorities from oppression by majorities (and the smallest minority on earth is the individual).
Individual rights are not subject to a public vote... the political function of rights is precisely to protect minorities from oppression by majorities.
. and Myers algorithm, underlined in wavy red.
Individual‧rights‧ are‧ not‧ subject‧ to‧ a‧ public‧ vote ;‧...‧a‧ majority‧ has‧ no‧ right‧ to‧ vote‧ away‧ the‧ rights‧ of‧ a‧ minority; the‧ political‧ function‧ of‧ rights‧ is‧ precisely‧ to‧ protect‧ minorities‧ from‧ oppression‧ by‧ majorities ‧.(and‧ the‧ smallest‧ minority‧ on‧ earth‧ is‧ the‧ individual)
| # | Part | Valid? | Explanation |
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Individual‧ |
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| 2 |
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✓ yes | Deletion is followed by a valid insertion. |
| 3 |
... |
✓ yes | Insertion is an ellipsis. |
| 4 |
‧ |
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| 5 |
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× no | Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘...’ or [replacement]. |
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The omission at the end results in the misquote pandering to woke activists who think rights are about helping underdog groups in alleged class wars. As in, the misquote is compatible with black people (a minority) using the political apparatus to fight white people (the majority) for power. But that’s precisely what the original isn’t about.