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So because of the Lira loosing it's value, they probably noticed a lot of people trying to get away and save themselves by buying some crypto. They are printin

So because of the Lira loosing it's value, they probably noticed a lot of people trying to get away and save themselves by buying some crypto. They are printing too much money for the rich and not helping/saving anyone and want to block all from getting away. That's probably not gonna work. Banning something has proven to never work in history.

lxgr 6y ago
> Banning something has proven to never work in history. By definition there are lots of banned things in every legal system, and I'd argue many of them for very good reasons. What's usually ineffective is banning something without providing a viable alternative.
- Karsteski 6y ago
  What are some examples of banned items that have good reasons to be banned, in your opinion? (excluding explosives)
  - africanboy 6y ago
    smoking in public places. alcohol sold to minors. unlicensed doctors. guns. hard drugs. tanks as private vehicles. old polluting cars. the list is endless.
    - Karsteski 6y ago
      Hmm... I only agree that two of these should be illegal, which are alcohol sold to minors and tanks as private vehicles. Every other one has many aspects that I don't want a government involved in. But there's a lot to be written about that.
      - qJ25D3vAzmfp 6y ago
        I guess you are American from the US. See, the problem is that you are savages, no offense. Of course smoking in public offices must be restricted by the government, which represent the voters and which in turn are elected to govern the State. The public cannot harm the health of the citizens that it has to protect by mandate. If you wanna smoke and harm yourself (I am a smoker myself) do it on private property, away from people that have to be there for reasons beyond their will (for example testify at a trial). Of course the government is the solely ultimate responsible of controlling (i.e. banning for some uses) hard drugs. Who would you put in charge of it? Of course it has to control guns, you can't let it control to private entities that profit from arms, it would be crazy! You would see kids that go to school and shoot other kids. Lucky us nobody in the World has ever thought of not strictly controlling guns! That would be a nightmare! Of course it is the only one who can ban diesel cars from cities and all of the above, you need laws to make it happen, the parliament writes and approves them, it's government's duty to enforce them. Government is not the enemy, government is the average of public opinion that becomes ruling class for a brief period of time depending on how many votes that coalition of ideas and (of course) interests can get from the citizens. The idea that the government is formed by aliens who come from another galaxy to ruin our otherwise beautiful peace and harmony is idiotic at best.
        Karsteski 6y ago
        First off, I'm not American, nor have I been to the US. Given that you started off with "Americans are savages", I don't really see the point in trying to have any sort of reasonable exchange here...
        qJ25D3vAzmfp 6y ago
        If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck The definition of the word "savage" from the Cambridge dictionary states savage adjective uk /ˈsæv.ɪdʒ/ us /ˈsæv.ɪdʒ/ extremely violent, wild, or frightening. Americans from USA are savages under that definition. But I'm interested to know why you think that the government shouldn't care about pollution and who actually should.
        6y ago

lxgr 6y ago

> Banning something has proven to never work in history. By definition there are lots of banned things in every legal system, and I'd argue many of them for very good reasons. What's usually ineffective is banning something without providing a viable alternative.

Karsteski 6y ago
What are some examples of banned items that have good reasons to be banned, in your opinion? (excluding explosives)
- africanboy 6y ago
  smoking in public places. alcohol sold to minors. unlicensed doctors. guns. hard drugs. tanks as private vehicles. old polluting cars. the list is endless.
  - Karsteski 6y ago
    Hmm... I only agree that two of these should be illegal, which are alcohol sold to minors and tanks as private vehicles. Every other one has many aspects that I don't want a government involved in. But there's a lot to be written about that.
    - qJ25D3vAzmfp 6y ago
      I guess you are American from the US. See, the problem is that you are savages, no offense. Of course smoking in public offices must be restricted by the government, which represent the voters and which in turn are elected to govern the State. The public cannot harm the health of the citizens that it has to protect by mandate. If you wanna smoke and harm yourself (I am a smoker myself) do it on private property, away from people that have to be there for reasons beyond their will (for example testify at a trial). Of course the government is the solely ultimate responsible of controlling (i.e. banning for some uses) hard drugs. Who would you put in charge of it? Of course it has to control guns, you can't let it control to private entities that profit from arms, it would be crazy! You would see kids that go to school and shoot other kids. Lucky us nobody in the World has ever thought of not strictly controlling guns! That would be a nightmare! Of course it is the only one who can ban diesel cars from cities and all of the above, you need laws to make it happen, the parliament writes and approves them, it's government's duty to enforce them. Government is not the enemy, government is the average of public opinion that becomes ruling class for a brief period of time depending on how many votes that coalition of ideas and (of course) interests can get from the citizens. The idea that the government is formed by aliens who come from another galaxy to ruin our otherwise beautiful peace and harmony is idiotic at best.
      - Karsteski 6y ago
        First off, I'm not American, nor have I been to the US. Given that you started off with "Americans are savages", I don't really see the point in trying to have any sort of reasonable exchange here...
        qJ25D3vAzmfp 6y ago
        If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck The definition of the word "savage" from the Cambridge dictionary states savage adjective uk /ˈsæv.ɪdʒ/ us /ˈsæv.ɪdʒ/ extremely violent, wild, or frightening. Americans from USA are savages under that definition. But I'm interested to know why you think that the government shouldn't care about pollution and who actually should.
      - 6y ago