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This appears to be part of the broader effort to make citizenship conditional for many more Americans. The current state of that effort allows for ethnically d
by olefoo 8y ago
This appears to be part of the broader effort to make citizenship conditional for many more Americans.
The current state of that effort allows for ethnically disparate impacts ( latino populations were less likely to be born in a hospital, so their birth certificates are more open to challenge ) and due to that disparate impact also serve as a form of vote suppression.
But do not fool yourself into thinking it's not bad. The normalization of stripping citizenship creates a corrupt practice that is very tempting to authoritarians.
- nostrademons 8y agoIt does make me wonder if shit like this will be the force driving society away from nation-states to Neal Stephenson-style corporate franchising [1] or phyles [2]. When it happens to one person, it's a tragedy for them. When it happens to a lot of people, it's a very large market opportunity - providing the security, legal, and currency services that the state no longer offers. This doesn't detract from your point about it being tempting to authoritarians - this is basically recreating feudalism with modern technology. But it is interesting that denying citizenship actually weakens the state, by creating a power & leadership vacuum that some other institution can step into. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_Crash#Background https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_Crash#Background [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Diamond_Age#Phyles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Diamond_Age#Phyles
- mezzode 8y agoPhyles primarily based on shared values honestly seem more sensible than nation-states primarily based on geography (although of course these may overlap). The latter often seems to lead to the 51% being the decision makers which leaves the 49% unhappy.