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I think we are seeing citizens deputized to enforce laws and norms in other places in society too. It already happens on social media. It's also happening offli

I think we are seeing citizens deputized to enforce laws and norms in other places in society too. It already happens on social media. It's also happening offline, folks are losing their jobs over just expressing opinions. Citizens without standing enforcing edicts on others. It truly worries me. This isn't exactly what you meant, but its something I think is related which I've been thinking about.

woodruffw 5y ago
"Deputized" has a precise meaning in this context: the state is substituting private citizens for officials in order to commit official acts. Individuals shaming other individuals for "expressing opinions" are not "deputized," since there's no official act. We can talk on and on about whether it's it's good or not, but it's nowhere near as dangerous as states end-running civil liberties by appointing private citizens to do their dirty work.