http://mises.org/Community/blogs/zsignal/archive/tags/war/rights/default.aspxTags: war, rightsenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)http://mises.org/Community/blogs/zsignal/archive/2007/11/30/fighting-for-whose-rights.aspxFri, 30 Nov 2007 20:02:00 GMT944abf2b-d1be-4bf2-990d-438cb0e377e9:4747zsignal2http://mises.org/Community/blogs/zsignal/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=4747http://mises.org/Community/blogs/zsignal/archive/2007/11/30/fighting-for-whose-rights.aspx#comments<p class="blogContent">I&#39;ve often heard, &quot;Go ahead and protest the war, but remember that they are fighting for your right to do so.&quot; Is this really true? I have no doubt that some truly believe this; however, they are mistaken and/or misled.&nbsp; Often this response is nothing more than a disingenuous response to anti-war sentiment--an attempt at a guilt trip when a logical argument is absent.<br /><br />Is the person really suggesting that somehow my right to free speech depends upon the system of government in place in Iraq? Is it being implied that if Iraqis are less free, then the same shall be for me? Is it being implied that Sadam&#39;s possession of nuclear weapons would have made me less free (no, because this justification for the war turned out to be false)? When examined in this manner, the absurdity of the claim becomes self-evident.</p> <a href="http://digg.com/submit?phase=2&amp;url=http://mises.com/blogs/zsignal/archive/2007/11/30/fighting-for-whose-rights.aspx"> <img src="http://digg.com/img/badges/91x17-digg-button.gif" alt="Digg!" border="0" height="17" width="91" /> </a> <a href="http://www.newsvine.com/_tools/seed?popoff=0&amp;u=http://mises.com/blogs/zsignal/archive/2007/11/30/fighting-for-whose-rights.aspx"><img src="http://www.newsvine.com/_vine/images/identity/button_seednewsvine.gif" alt="" border="0" height="16" width="16" />Seed Newsvine</a> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://mises.org/Community/aggbug.aspx?PostID=4747" width="1" height="1">rightsfree speechwar