"Why don't you grow up and be a man and appreciate the country you are in and the great free thinkers who gave you democracy and human rights?"
It's the Leftist like yourself that are actively seeking to destroy freedom. No Man can grant Human Rights! Certainly not Leftists they hate freedom for everyone but themselves.
Unalienable rights
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Unalienable rights are those which God gave to man at the Creation, once and for all. By definition, since God granted such rights, governments could not take them away. In America, this fundamental truth is recognized and enshrined in our nation's birth certificate, the Declaration of Independence:
"[A]ll men are created equal...[and] are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." It is important to understand that the very premise of our nation is the fact that these rights are " God-given." If they are not given to us by an Authority higher than human government, then any government action to abolish those rights would be against God's will. Rights that is subject to government restriction or license is called a privilege rather than a right. The Founding Fathers understood this principle and created a revolution in political theory by enacting, for the first time in history, a government specifically established to protect the rights that had been given to man by God.
"That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed." According to the Founders, unalienable rights belong to each person by virtue of the fact that man is made in God’s image, and is therefore endowed with certain attributes, powers, freedoms, and legal protections as part of his essence. These rights are thus inseparable -- or unalienable -- from each person individually and from the human race in general. They are a gift from the Creator and it is impossible for government to alter or nullify mankind’s divine inheritance. Except in extremely rare and limited circumstances, the unalienable rights of a particular individual, or the population at large, cannot be suspended, abrogated, or diminished by government. When government does take action against a particular right, it may only do so to the extent necessary to address a genuine concern for public safety. (See "Legitimate Exceptions" below.) Unalienable rights automatically belong to each individual at the moment his or her life begins and continue throughout that person’s time on earth.
An exhaustive list of the unalienable rights possessed by man would probably fill several volumes. However, at a minimum they include the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. In general, the courts have not decided which rights are unalienable and which are not. Nonetheless, some philosophers have identified the following items, derived from the American Bill of Rights, as expanding on these themes:
- To act in self-defense (personal, family, innocents, nation against tyranny). ( Second Amendment)
- To own and carry at home and in public weapons ( firearms and knives, etc.) for self-defense and for ensuring that the nation remains free against tyranny from enemies both foreign and domestic. ( Second Amendment)
- To own and control private property (land, money, personal items, intellectual property, etc.)
- To earn a living and keep the fruit of one’s labor.
- To freely migrate within the country or to leave the country.
- To worship -- or not worship -- God in the manner one chooses. ( First Amendment)
- To associate with -- or disassociate from -- any person or group. ( First Amendment)
- To express any idea through print, voice, banner, or other media. ( First Amendment)
- To be secure in one’s home, papers, and person against un warranted searches and seizures ( privacy). ( Fourth Amendment)
- To be advised of the charges, in the event of arrest.
- To have a judge determine if the accused should be held for trial or for punishment.
- To be tried by a jury of one's peers and face one's accuser, in the event of being charged with a crime.
- To be tried by a jury of one's peers, in the event of a suit in which the disputed amount is substantive.
- To suffer no cruel or unusual punishment.
- To establish, monitor, control, and petition our servant government to help secure the above rights.
- To abolish said government, when it becomes destructive of these rights.
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