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The laws aren't fair. They aren't deterministically enforced. And the judicial system is a fucking joke. There is no Rule of Law. But you may be right about t
by mr_spothawk 9y ago
The laws aren't fair. They aren't deterministically enforced. And the judicial system is a fucking joke.
There is no Rule of Law.
But you may be right about trying to stop the surveillance monster... perhaps if you don't mind it we can put the cameras in your bedroom first.
- konschubert 9y agoSo, you call me silly and naive because I want to fight for a rule of law. And then you call me complacent for not wanting fight against surveillance. So, do you believe that political fights are worth it or not? Make up your mind and stop bringing bedroom stuff into the discussion.
- mr_spothawk 9y ago> So, do you believe that political fights are worth it or not? I do not. They are a sideshow. Our systems have already been coopted by powerful, monied interests with armed guards. Recent 702 vote made it perfectly fucking clear who's in charge (if it wasn't already clear from "this is how we know we're a family") and whose opinion matters. It wouldn't be very nice of me to assume you're ignorant (and I don't, tbh), but I do find it frustrating that people feel there is room for returning to an imagined better place, where authority wasn't corrupt. In history, it seems to me, the news wasn't as thorough and the well-connected just as oppressive.
- konschubert 9y agoI feel your frustration. But history also shows us that things can get better sometimes. The country I live in went from totalitarian to democratic at some point in history.