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Anything can be taken away, yes. But in a free and democratic society, there's an enormous difference between "the democratically chosen state powers may take
by gspr 4mo ago
Anything can be taken away, yes.
But in a free and democratic society, there's an enormous difference between "the democratically chosen state powers may take something from me" and "a private entity takes away something from me on an inscrutable whim with no recourse".
Neither is good if you don't want the thing taken away. But removing the second mechanism is still a laudable goal.
- BryanBigs 4mo agoI think one is worse than two. Only governments have the power of violence.
- felooboolooomba 4mo agoCurrently there's very much of a blur between "democratically chosen state" and "a private entity" (with a lot of money).
- gspr 4mo agoAnd we want them to. And to have the power to take things away. It's all a matter of degree and details.