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Kudos to Edge. This is a ridiculous request.
by superfunny 5y ago
Kudos to Edge. This is a ridiculous request.
- basisword 5y agoIf it’s the law it’s not a request is it? More of a command or face the consequences.
- whythre 5y agoBad laws should be disobeyed. That is the point of civil disobedience in the first place.
- quotemstr 5y agoAre there not situations in which we're obligated not to follow the law? Every tyranny in history has been legal.
- tastyfreeze 5y agoYes. Any law that breaks the highest law of the land is invalid and should be disobeyed. However, as long as there is a tyrannical government willing to enforce invalid laws there are still consequences for breaking them.
- bufferoverflow 5y agoSlavery was legal at some point.
- irthomasthomas 5y ago
- polski-g 5y agoEdge is not a Canadian corporation. They are not Canadian citizens. If Canada wants them to do something, they should get a US Court order.
- voisin 5y agoFor a counter example: the US imposition of its FATCA law on every financial institution on the plant regardless of domicile, without compensation for the costs of enforcement.
- polski-g 5y agoThe US provides naval security for the entire world and controls access to SWIFT banking codes. What does Canada do for the world?
- voisin 5y agoWhat on earth does naval security have to do with banking laws? Take your argument a few steps further. Because of the naval security, should the US have the right to restrict abortion elsewhere in the world because a large portion of its population feels religiously inclined to enforce this? My point is: Countries are supposed to be sovereign. Canada has no more right to enforce these laws beyond its border than the US does FATCA.
- polski-g 5y agoYou should read up on the golden rule: he who has the gold makes the rules. It doesn't matter what's fair It doesn't matter what's hypocritical. "Sovereign rights" don't matter. The only thing that matters is your ability to project power. China has it. America has it. Canada does not.
- philistine 5y agoSee that’s right. But all those nations have agreed not to act this way on the world stage.
- caiob 5y ago