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> there will always be people who break the law. I find this phrasing choice interesting. Of course there will always be people who break the law. There are a
by sjsdaiuasgdia 5mo ago
> there will always be people who break the law.
I find this phrasing choice interesting.
Of course there will always be people who break the law. There are always people who are going to attempt to do things they're not supposed to do for a variety of reasons.
Rule of law is about consistent application of the law. Laws that aren't consistently applied are just words on paper.
It seems to me that what you actually intended to say is "there will always be people who break the law and get away with it due to their wealth and status."
And yes, there will probably always be some degree of that too. But in a society that claims to follow the rule of law, the goal should always be to minimize the inconsistent application of the law. Part of that is challenging these events when we see them. Like the extreme corruption of the Trump administration versus every president that came before, including his own first term.
Treating an increase of corruption as inevitable is not, in my opinion, valuing the rule of law. It's at best a half-hearted "whatcha gonna do?" shrug-off.
- threethirtytwo 5mo agoBro what I'm saying is you're wrong. The US is Not lawless and musk is NOT a psychopath. That's ALL.
- sjsdaiuasgdia 5mo agoAnd I'm saying you have no principled stance on the rule of law.
- threethirtytwo 5mo agoAnd your statement is wrong and you know it. I obviously do. You’re just being pedantic. 1. You say the US is unlawful 2. I say take a look at every country on the face of the earth. The US is among the least unlawful. That’s the most realistic outlook. 3. You say I have no principled stance on law. 4. Conclusion: someone is stupid, pedantic and completely missing the topic at hand and it’s not me.
- sjsdaiuasgdia 5mo agoYou accept drastically increasing corruption as "normal". That is a corrupt world view and you do not care about the rule of law.
- threethirtytwo 5mo agoIt’s normal because every country on the face of the earth has it. It is not a corrupt world view it is a view that is entrenched in this concept called REALITY.
- sjsdaiuasgdia 5mo agoWe are not the same, you and I. I still believe better things are possible. You've given up, or given in.
- threethirtytwo 5mo ago[flagged]