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It's folks like Dingo_bat that remind me as frustrating as libertarian capitalists are, I should just be grateful they aren't the authoritarian capitalists. Pri
by vorotato 9y ago
It's folks like Dingo_bat that remind me as frustrating as libertarian capitalists are, I should just be grateful they aren't the authoritarian capitalists. Private industry rights are more important than your rights is substantially less terrifying than private industry and government rights are more important than your rights.
- KGIII 9y agoI am just going to have to assume they haven't thought it through. It's not limited to just one part of the political spectrum, however. This veers off-topic, but it ties back in. About three months ago, on a different site, I had a conversation with a very liberal lady. The conversation was about someone being detained for failing to unlock their encrypted drive when demanded to do so by the judge. The thing is, she wanted him to be held in perpetuity, because she was certain he was a pedophile. No, she was certain - and repeated this, over and over again. Granted, the guy is probably a pedophile. However, no evidence suggests he is. He just refuses to unlock his drive for the investigation. She wants him to be detained until he has proven himself innocent. She further insisted that all allegations should result in the accused needing to prove their innocence. You know... I served as a Marine. That's how I paid for college. Sometimes, I'm pretty frustrated too. This sort of thinking, on all ends of the spectrum, isn't going to help us have a functional justice system, a system that is needed for a democracy. And, yes, I am on the political left. I just call it as I see it. No, I don't have a solution. I don't have the answers. Damned right, it's frustrating.