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Like any religion, the rules usually don't apply to the leaders, only the followers.
by dns_snek 2y ago
Like any religion, the rules usually don't apply to the leaders, only the followers.
- Terr_ 2y agoExcept that's fundamentally incompatible with "rule of law." So whatever real-world thing being described would need a different term.
- arcfour 2y agoBy that logic, nobody has lived under the rule of law ever, because it's only achievable in an ideal dream world.
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- Terr_ 2y ago* ty6853: "The car is reliable." * Terr_: "No, there have been too many serious breakdowns." * dns_snek: "It's reliably unreliable, so it still counts." * Terr_: "No, that's literally the opposite of what it means to describe a car as reliable." * arcfour: "Terr_! Stop demanding perfection! The universe is imperfect therefore true reliability is impossible!" * Terr_: "No, goddamnit! That's not what I said! FFS, it's as if [RECURSION EXCEEDED]"
- mcv 2y agoBut that's what "rule of law" means: that the rules also apply to the leaders. The fact that leaders in the US aren't held accountable for their crimes means the US does not have the rule of law, but the rule of power. Or the rule of money, probably. The rich are above the law and can buy the government. Rule of law would prevent all of that. Or should.