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I can't say I'm persuaded by the civil-rights-era civil disobedience analogy. While I might support civil disobedience to help rectify a centuries-long history
by pdabbadabba 12y ago
I can't say I'm persuaded by the civil-rights-era civil disobedience analogy. While I might support civil disobedience to help rectify a centuries-long history of racial discrimination, I can't say I feel the same way about helping consumers find a cheaper and easier way to get around town (or to help drivers sell time and space in their car without getting a taxi license). And this is, of course, to ignore the real motive: Uber is actually only flouting the law in order to make a profit. Not exactly Selma.
Also, does it not bother you that this particular form of civil disobedience is only available with extremely deep pockets?
- thrill 12y agoBad laws make for bad liberty.
- krapp 12y agoEvery company believes the laws which interfere with their capacity for profit are bad laws. That doesn't actually make them so.
- pdabbadabba 12y agoI'm not sure I understand your point. Is it that you should be free to disregard any law you think is bad, because these bad laws infringe on your liberty?
- icebraining 12y agoFree from what? Legal consequences, social recrimination or moral guilt? The answers are not necessarily the same. One could argue the Uber should be punished, but that they should do it anyway.