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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] Bob_Robertson_IX 41 points 3 days ago (3 children)

This is a lot like how our government is all concerned about National Security™ when it comes to pretty much anything else, but a bipartisan bill, supported by both of the last 2 presidents, and upheld unanimously by our current dysfunctional Supreme Court, with National Security™ as the excuse, and we still have Tiktok.

Laws are only there so the ruling class can keep us in line and them in power, and they will never be enforced homogenously.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

People will say "I don't need God in my life to be a good person" out one side of their mouth, while out the other say, "People need laws and the state to be a good person." I'm an atheist just like them, I just go one god further.

[–] Crazyslinkz 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Exactly what do you thinks fines do! If you're rich, fines don't matter... if you're poor, go to jail for not being able to pay a fine.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

We only ever got rid of debtor's prison in name.