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RIP rule of law.

by epgui 2y ago

RIP rule of law.

namaria 2y ago
The rule of law is always contingent on the good will of the powerful. RIP USA. They are dismantling the country, not an abstract concept. Godspeed my American friends, I hope you live in a strong state, can get to one, or have a second nationality.
- VagabundoP 2y ago
  It doesn't take much for a successful coup. Really just the right amount of people to sit on their hands and think that maybe someone else will do something to stop it.
  - namaria 2y ago
    Real. Essa galerinha vai estilhaçar os EUA, vagabundo....
    - nwatson 2y ago
      Ore por nós, nesta hora da nossa estupidez. Na verdade, foram muitas outras horas de estupidez, mas o sofrer começa agora.
      - jaggederest 2y ago
        Apt sentiment. Translation: Pray for us in this hour of our stupidity. In truth, there have been many other hours of stupidity, but the suffering begins now.
    - jaggederest 2y ago
      Translation, for convenience: Real. This bunch is going to tear the US apart, Vagabundo
deltarholamda 2y ago
There isn't much rule of law left. Think something should be illegal? It's probably in there somewhere. Want to do it anyway? It's probably allowed somewhere else. Want to know if you can or can't do something? Well, good luck figuring that out. With enough time spent in lines talking to civil service workers you can get an answer that may be correct. Or maybe not. Probably best to hire a lawyer at hundreds of dollars an hour to tell you whether you can or not. (The lawyer will say "no", because if he says "yes" and is wrong, now he's in trouble, and nobody wants that.) The system has grown and changed and mutated, and now it's a behemoth that nobody really understands. It's such a mess that people are genuinely hopeful that an AI will ride in and help us all untangle all that we humans did. And the people that we've put in charge of doing all of this are collectively the most unaccountable folks ever. They routinely skirt, side-step, or ignore the rule of law as they see fit, and they still enjoy a 90%+ re-election rate and an incredibly high barrier to entry for reformers.
- _DeadFred_ 2y ago
  I see we are to: “And if I did, you deserved it.” In the narcissist's prayer in your approved overthrow of our government.

RIP rule of law.

by epgui 2y ago

RIP rule of law.

The rule of law is always contingent on the good will of the powerful. RIP USA. They are dismantling the country, not an abstract concept. Godspeed my American friends, I hope you live in a strong state, can get to one, or have a second nationality.

VagabundoP 2y ago
It doesn't take much for a successful coup. Really just the right amount of people to sit on their hands and think that maybe someone else will do something to stop it.
- namaria 2y ago
  Real. Essa galerinha vai estilhaçar os EUA, vagabundo....
  - nwatson 2y ago
    Ore por nós, nesta hora da nossa estupidez. Na verdade, foram muitas outras horas de estupidez, mas o sofrer começa agora.
    - jaggederest 2y ago
      Apt sentiment. Translation: Pray for us in this hour of our stupidity. In truth, there have been many other hours of stupidity, but the suffering begins now.
  - jaggederest 2y ago
    Translation, for convenience: Real. This bunch is going to tear the US apart, Vagabundo

deltarholamda 2y ago

There isn't much rule of law left. Think something should be illegal? It's probably in there somewhere. Want to do it anyway? It's probably allowed somewhere else. Want to know if you can or can't do something? Well, good luck figuring that out. With enough time spent in lines talking to civil service workers you can get an answer that may be correct. Or maybe not. Probably best to hire a lawyer at hundreds of dollars an hour to tell you whether you can or not. (The lawyer will say "no", because if he says "yes" and is wrong, now he's in trouble, and nobody wants that.) The system has grown and changed and mutated, and now it's a behemoth that nobody really understands. It's such a mess that people are genuinely hopeful that an AI will ride in and help us all untangle all that we humans did. And the people that we've put in charge of doing all of this are collectively the most unaccountable folks ever. They routinely skirt, side-step, or ignore the rule of law as they see fit, and they still enjoy a 90%+ re-election rate and an incredibly high barrier to entry for reformers.

_DeadFred_ 2y ago
I see we are to: “And if I did, you deserved it.” In the narcissist's prayer in your approved overthrow of our government.