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When is it appropriate to shoot a politician?

• obsolete_ideas 9y ago
  I suppose the ambiguity keeps the politicians wondering. At the very least, the American Revolution serves as a precedent: Armed retaliation is justified when the government is a far-off power imposing taxation without representation. Well, Washington D.C. is hundreds or thousands of miles away from where most people live; Congress has sustained extremely low approval ratings, indicating a disconnect with their constituents; like a king, the President can increasingly write law unilaterally through executive orders; the interpretations of the Justices are progressively detached from logic, leaving many perplexed as to what "rule of law" even means; and, the Federal Reserve extracts purchasing power from every holder of dollars by "printing" more dollars, essentially taxing people without really consulting them or even engaging in public debate on the matter. So... hmmm...
• willhslade 9y ago
  When he's doing Stalinesque things.
• _obsolete_ideas 9y ago
  I suppose the ambiguity keeps the politicians mindful. At the very least, the American Revolution serves as a precedent: Armed retaliation is justified when the government is a far-off, alienating power imposing taxation without representation. Well, Washington D.C. is hundreds or thousands of miles away from where most people live; Congress has sustained extremely low approval ratings, indicating a disconnect with its constituents; like a king, the President can increasingly write law unilaterally through executive orders; the interpretations of the Justices are progressively detached from logic, leaving many perplexed as to what "rule of law" even means; and, the Federal Reserve extracts purchasing power from every holder of dollars by "printing" more dollars, essentially taxing people without really consulting them or even engaging in public debate on the matter. So.... hmmm....