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... and how well does a society function if everyone gets to decide for themselves what rules they follow?
by kohanz 12y ago
... and how well does a society function if everyone gets to decide for themselves what rules they follow?
- moskie 12y agoYou're describing reality. When was the last time you jay walked?
- lmm 12y agoNot a crime where I live. Some places run on civil law rather than the ad-hoc patchwork of common law.
- lurkinggrue 12y agoI haven't in decades. But then I live in Southern California and nobody walks here.
- JoshTriplett 12y agoAs long as interactions between people are governed by the consent of all parties rather than unilaterally by the rules of one: pretty darn well. If what you're doing only affects you, only you ought to have jurisdiction.
- Karunamon 12y agoConsidering that police and normal people do this every single day, I'd say pretty well.
- spacemanmatt 12y agoHow does a society function when only a few make the rules for the many? http://gawker.com/study-the-u-s-is-an-oligarchy-1563363760 http://gawker.com/study-the-u-s-is-an-oligarchy-1563363760