Sprite_Geist
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- May 27, 2020
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Another of my irritable rants that will go nowhere...
So Entitlement... Another one of those words that you hear a lot. It's sometimes heard in discussions about relationships: "You're not entitled to love!". It can also be heard in politics too: "Nobody owes you free healthcare! Don't be so entitled!". What's interesting, though, is that a lot of people (from personal experience) who throw around this word will also say that suicide is "selfish" or wrong for a multitude of reasons. Isn't this a bit hypocritical?
If we are not "entitled" to kindness, compassion, friendship, basic decency or anything at all in this world then surely no one should be "entitled" to anything from us - including our lives; which means that they shouldn't label suicide as selfish. In fact berating a suicidal person for wanting to end it all is a form of entitlement in a way. Rant over.
I just felt the need to vent my frustration at something that I perceive as a double-standard.
So Entitlement... Another one of those words that you hear a lot. It's sometimes heard in discussions about relationships: "You're not entitled to love!". It can also be heard in politics too: "Nobody owes you free healthcare! Don't be so entitled!". What's interesting, though, is that a lot of people (from personal experience) who throw around this word will also say that suicide is "selfish" or wrong for a multitude of reasons. Isn't this a bit hypocritical?
If we are not "entitled" to kindness, compassion, friendship, basic decency or anything at all in this world then surely no one should be "entitled" to anything from us - including our lives; which means that they shouldn't label suicide as selfish. In fact berating a suicidal person for wanting to end it all is a form of entitlement in a way. Rant over.
I just felt the need to vent my frustration at something that I perceive as a double-standard.