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In some places, criminals are killed much more quickly as punishment. Should we do that instead, because some countries do it? Or maybe we should figure out w

In some places, criminals are killed much more quickly as punishment. Should we do that instead, because some countries do it? Or maybe we should figure out what we want to do by argument and consensus, instead of blindly following the old colonialists and ex-fascists in Europe?

markdown 4y ago
> In some places, criminals are killed much more quickly as punishment. Should we do that instead, because some countries do it? You do. USA is a world leader in killing criminals. Only China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt kill more per year. > Or maybe we should figure out what we want to do by argument and consensus, instead of blindly following the old colonialists and ex-fascists in Europe? You don't do that. You blindly follow some 20yr old colonials who scribbled out a constitution 200 years ago.
- kthielen 4y ago
  > Only China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt kill more per year. So you're saying we could do better I guess. > You don't do that. You blindly follow some 20yr old colonials > who scribbled out a constitution 200 years ago. I guess, but maybe better to follow 20 year old colonials who wrote a constitution 200 years ago than to blindly follow inbred royal families with even poorer claims to power? I mean, as long as we're just throwing insults at this point, you have to see that Europe is at least as ridiculous (and at least when it comes to politics, arguably much worse).
  - markdown 4y ago
    And which royal families have claim to power? Do you really think kings and queens still rule in Europe, like in Disney fairytales?
    - kthielen 4y ago
      Let me guess, that smug superiority, serious and knowing citations from "The Guardian", you're from the UK right? And you're lecturing us in the states about our naive skepticism of countries with royal families, while also paying your taxes to protect the royal pedophile Prince Andrew right? Please tell me more about how royalty no longer rules in Europe.

markdown 4y ago

> In some places, criminals are killed much more quickly as punishment. Should we do that instead, because some countries do it? You do. USA is a world leader in killing criminals. Only China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt kill more per year. > Or maybe we should figure out what we want to do by argument and consensus, instead of blindly following the old colonialists and ex-fascists in Europe? You don't do that. You blindly follow some 20yr old colonials who scribbled out a constitution 200 years ago.

kthielen 4y ago
> Only China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt kill more per year. So you're saying we could do better I guess. > You don't do that. You blindly follow some 20yr old colonials > who scribbled out a constitution 200 years ago. I guess, but maybe better to follow 20 year old colonials who wrote a constitution 200 years ago than to blindly follow inbred royal families with even poorer claims to power? I mean, as long as we're just throwing insults at this point, you have to see that Europe is at least as ridiculous (and at least when it comes to politics, arguably much worse).
- markdown 4y ago
  And which royal families have claim to power? Do you really think kings and queens still rule in Europe, like in Disney fairytales?
  - kthielen 4y ago
    Let me guess, that smug superiority, serious and knowing citations from "The Guardian", you're from the UK right? And you're lecturing us in the states about our naive skepticism of countries with royal families, while also paying your taxes to protect the royal pedophile Prince Andrew right? Please tell me more about how royalty no longer rules in Europe.