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> Ofcom really thinks that their laws apply globally. How silly of them. Obviously, only the US jurisdiction can do that.
by pwdisswordfishy 7mo ago
> Ofcom really thinks that their laws apply globally.
How silly of them. Obviously, only the US jurisdiction can do that.
- kulahan 7mo agoOfcom could do it too if they had like 25 aircraft carriers and 2 of the 3 largest air forces on the planet, the best intel network, the most advanced tools, the backing of a $25T economy, the…
- nehal3m 7mo agoMight makes right I guess.
- hdgvhicv 7mo agoUS is losing a war on washing, hardly fear inducing https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/03/18/blocked-toilers-fire-damage-and-injured-sailors-us-aircraft-carrier-to-set-sail-for-repairs-in-crete/ https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/03/18/bloc...
- yostrovs 7mo agoIreland doesn't have a military.
- catlikesshrimp 7mo agoToilets are nice to have, but not REQUIRED when you are on a ship. Tongue in cheek
- exe34 7mo agoPicture an astronaut holding a gun: always has been.
- PixyMisa 7mo agoThat has been true throughout history.
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- nslsm 7mo agoAs much as I dislike the results of that, the opposite would be worse.
- danlitt 7mo agoThe opposite? Literally any justification would be "opposite". Any justification is better than no justification!
- wongarsu 7mo agoThe rule of law is worse than might makes right? Or what do you perceive as the opposite of "might makes right?"
- bluefirebrand 7mo agoRule of law is always implicitly backed by might makes right. The law is in control of the military and police after all.
- pc86 7mo agoWhat is stopping you from breaking a given law if there is zero chance you'll be jailed or killed for doing so?
- mothballed 7mo agoSocial ostracism, loss of voting rights, loss of licensing, loss of ability to volunteer for some of your children's activities, loss of job opportunities because your name is on a docket or list of sexual offenders, higher insurance rates, loss of rental options, possible difficulty obtaining a passport or getting a visa, potentially being dropped from certain bank activities during due diligence, etc Being jailed with some books and lots of time to work out sounds nice sometime, especially during times when home life is toddlers or baby screaming at you and waking you 24/7 and all your time is spent tending to others' needs so you have no personal agency anyway, the rest does not.
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- philipallstar 7mo agoNow apply your critique to Ofcom.
- nehal3m 7mo agoGladly. In practice it’s true, but that doesn’t make it morally justified.
- bheadmaster 7mo agoAlways has.
- pc86 7mo agoIdeologically maybe not, but practically speaking, of course. Your government can only enforce its laws against you because if you resist you get put in a cage forever or they kill you. At the end of the day, that's the reason.
- gilrain 7mo agoThe cooperation of allies is more powerful than all of that, and the US is woodchipping their allies as fast as possible. Their power will disappear astonishingly quickly.
- kulahan 7mo agoMaybe, but being close to the US is very valuable. Can't imagine every leader out there is going to hamstring their own economy to poopoo on whoever becomes president after Trump.
- lostlogin 7mo agoSpeaking as a New Zealander, this is correct. Having the FBI raid Dotcom was quite the show.
- solid_fuel 7mo agoGood news/bad news, our current leaders are far too incompetent to successfully plan and execute a regime change operation. Bad news is they're stupid enough to try anyway and have a lot of weapons.
- philipallstar 7mo agoThey don't need to change a regime. Just cut off a major ally of China and Russia.
- guerrilla 7mo agoThey're not though. They're lofting sanctions on Russia just to help try to survive this war.
- Levitz 7mo agoIt's not the first time I see comments similar to this and I honestly can't even begin to grasp how anyone can think that the US is in any way shape or form at risk from Iran.
- galangalalgol 7mo agoIf it spends enough to trigger the debt bomb literally pounding sand, that could do it. It isn't Iran that is the danger though. The US could just walk away any time and be fine.
- tw-20260303-001 7mo agoAnd leave their “partners” to clean up the mess?
- guerrilla 7mo agoWell, why don't you open Bloomberg or the Financial Times to understand why. The damage being caused is potentially civilization-ending. At the very least, this is already going to be very expensive for everyone for many years.
- jopsen 7mo agoWell, someone operating a business refusing to pay fines in the UK might want to avoid traveling to the UK. Not a big loss, but something to keep in mind. There is a risk the UK has long memory.