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That only works if you aren't in a: Anarcho-tyranny A stage of governmental dysfunction in which the state is anarchically hopeless at coping with large matte
by willcipriano 2y ago
That only works if you aren't in a:
Anarcho-tyranny
A stage of governmental dysfunction in which the state is anarchically hopeless at coping with large matters but ruthlessly tyrannical in the enforcement of small ones
https://m.wikidata.org/wiki/Q64594123 https://m.wikidata.org/wiki/Q64594123
Then you get your door kicked in for not paying taxes on $50 venmo transaction, or saying the wrong thing online but when there is a school shooter (or presidential assassin) the cops wait for them to finish while they play with their phones.
- jazzyjackson 2y agothanks for that example, it really paints a picture of the impotence of the state, tho watching the video it's easy to blame the failure on the hundreds of individuals that didn't take action, but they are meant to be the vangaurd; we handed the monopoly on violence to these people and for what?
- UncleMeat 2y agoWhile it is true that the justice system is often used to disproportionately hurt the poor, nobody is getting their door kicked in for not paying taxes on a venmo transaction.
- shermantanktop 2y agoCivil forfeiture is roughly similar.
- UncleMeat 2y agoCivil asset forfeiture is indeed horrible and often used to basically just steal from the poor. It is also totally different than having your door kicked down for failing to pay taxes or being arrested for saying the wrong thing online.
- shermantanktop 2y agoSure, but it does match the GP’s point about tyrannical enforcement against small violations. The examples GP provided weren’t apt, you pointed that out, I’m providing another one. Red light ticket revenue funding small town budgets is another. Brake-light rationales for traffic stops…I could go on. The key is what you pointed out, that these are never used against the elite class.