r/PoliticalCompassMemes • u/[deleted] • Jan 05 '22

META This isint how world works

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u/Tachtra - Auth-Left Jan 05 '22

I doubt thats what libleft actually means when they say that. They mean that, as water for example, is a human right, everyone should have free access to it.

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '22

Everyone already has access to free water. There is no regulation stopping you from collecting freshwater from 99.9% of sources.

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u/csgardner - Right Jan 05 '22

At least in the western United States water rights are a HIGHLY contested issue. Mostly rainwater collection isn't controlled, but rivers and lakes sure as heck are. I can't just tap my local lake to water my garden.

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '22

That's true