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Or why bother when no one will stop you from ruling by fiat?

• nh23423fefe 10mo ago
  Yes, why would you bother not exercising power you possess?
  • scythmic_waves 10mo ago
    Yep. I punch literally everyone I meet in the face. I have the power to do it. Why would I not?
    • janalsncm 10mo ago
      Is assaulting people going further your goals? Presumably EOs further the President’s goals.
      • estimator7292 10mo ago
        Many of those goals are to simply hurt the "wrong" type of people.
        • N_Lens 10mo ago
          “And then the leopards ate my face”
      • gtirloni 10mo ago
        If it does further my goals then it's fine to punch people in the face?
        • chroma205 10mo ago
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          • fwip 10mo ago
            Do you actually believe this?
    • nh23423fefe 10mo ago
      You don't have that power, you'll either be beaten by your adversaries unless you only target weak people. And then you'll be arrested. You don't have the power you claim to have. You can't punch people.
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  • gopher_space 10mo ago
    Do you mean “restraint”?
  • some_guy_nobel 10mo ago
    > Yes, why would you bother not exercising power you possess? By that logic, I suppose well-funded police should respond to every call with a SWAT team, or at the least guns drawn? (I guess Uncle Ben's quote in Spiderman actually wasn't redundant!)