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The acceptance of a higher power that enforces contracts is not empowering. It is rational but still oppressive even if one argues that it is chosen rather than
by cgio 3y ago
The acceptance of a higher power that enforces contracts is not empowering. It is rational but still oppressive even if one argues that it is chosen rather than merely accepted.
- orlp 3y agoIt IS empowering. The default state of being is that nothing is enforced besides what you can personally enforce. As a regular person this means you have no power, no property, no rights, nothing in the face of someone with a bigger stick. The rule of law empowers all but the absolute strongest to also own property and gather resources while protecting them from arbitrary violence.
- cgio 3y agoWe merely replaced bigger sticks with bigger balances because physical strength is not the end all for our society. There is nothing empowering in the arrangement. Supposedly the purpose is to limit power to ensure a more level playing field, but it does not work that way in the end anyway.