What are ‘rights’? How can we claim a right?

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‘Rights’ are claims of a person over other fellow beings, the society and the government.

A right is possible when we make a claim that is equally possible for others. You cannot have a right that harms or hurts others.
The Serbs in Yugoslavia could not have claimed the whole country for themselves.
The claims we make should be reasonable. They should be such that they can be made available to others in equal measure.
A right comes with an obligation to respect others’ rights.

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If an average Black family earns $$$ 100 then the income of average White family is $$$ 162. A White family has twelve times more wealth than the average Black family.
In a President’s election ‘nearly 9 out of 10 individuals in families with income over $$$ 75,000 have voted. These people are the top 20% of the population in terms of their income. On the other hand only 5 people out of 10 from families with income less than $$$ 15,000 have voted. They are the bottom 20% of the population in terms of their income.
About 95% contribution to the political parties comes from the rich. This gives them opportunity to express their opinions and concerns, which is not available to most citizens.
As poor sections participate less in politics, the government does not listen to their concerns − coming out of poverty, getting job, education, health, car and housing for them. Politicians hear most regularly about the concerns of business persons and the rich.