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The majority through the "collective will" can codify "rights" that cannot be infringed upon. The majority through the "collective will" can codify rules of conduct and transgressions, ie: "laws."Originally Posted by galaxy flyer
What is “collective will” but majority voting outcomes. Crime are violations of law enacted by governments voted in by the collective will.
In either case they are the result of society and the collective will. The term "rights" was meaningless prior to society. Hunter-gatherer tribes would routinely massacre and enslave rival tribes. I doubt any tribesman would say, "Stop -- you're infringing on my rights!" The idea didn't exist.