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0 pointswongarsu6d ago0 comments

The rule of law is worse than might makes right? Or what do you perceive as the opposite of "might makes right?"

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Rule of law is always implicitly backed by might makes right. The law is in control of the military and police after all.

pc866d ago

What is stopping you from breaking a given law if there is zero chance you'll be jailed or killed for doing so?

mothballed6d ago

Social ostracism, loss of voting rights, loss of licensing, loss of ability to volunteer for some of your children's activities, loss of job opportunities because your name is on a docket or list of sexual offenders, higher insurance rates, loss of rental options, possible difficulty obtaining a passport or getting a visa, potentially being dropped from certain bank activities during due diligence, etc

Being jailed with some books and lots of time to work out sounds nice sometime, especially during times when home life is toddlers or baby screaming at you and waking you 24/7 and all your time is spent tending to others' needs so you have no personal agency anyway, the rest does not.

pc866d ago

All of those other things (except maybe social ostracism), are also backed up by the force of the state and it's honestly kind of concerning you don't see that.

Even debanking only happens because the banks themselves face fines from the state, which if unpaid leads to loss of licensure, after which continued operation leads to... jail. You only need a passport because if you try to push through security without one, you're going to jail. I'm sure if I wanted to waste my time I could follow the thread on all the other ones too.

Social ostracism is a good point. Perhaps the exception that proves the rule?

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nehal3m6d ago

Your moral compass?

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bluefirebrand6d ago

Rule of law is always implicitly backed by might makes right. The law is in control of the military and police after all.

pc866d ago

What is stopping you from breaking a given law if there is zero chance you'll be jailed or killed for doing so?

mothballed6d ago

pc866d ago

All of those other things (except maybe social ostracism), are also backed up by the force of the state and it's honestly kind of concerning you don't see that.

Social ostracism is a good point. Perhaps the exception that proves the rule?

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nehal3m6d ago

Your moral compass?

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