>>The only "rights" you have are the ones you can actually defend
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>I agree.
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>> which are few if any.
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>But I don't agree with this. If you're an intelligent and outspoken person, and you're not living in fear of authority, then you'll be able to defend your privledges from the Bill of Rights pretty effectively.

Your statement comes with several conditions which do not apply to all people in even the most "democratic" of countries. The truth is that your rights are your rights until the powers that be, both "legal" and otherwise, decide to change or remove them.