LadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zone to Political Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoLaws don't apply to powerful peoplepiefed.cdn.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square63linkfedilinkarrow-up1649arrow-down123
arrow-up1626arrow-down1imageLaws don't apply to powerful peoplepiefed.cdn.blahaj.zoneLadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zone to Political Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square63linkfedilink
minus-square2hundredpancakes@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·1 day agoLaws exist to perpetuate the system, ie capitalism, which is based on exploitation. Also to enforce it with violence—physical and otherwise.
minus-squareinsufferableninja@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·1 day agoNever any laws in non capitalist countries, nope, none.
minus-square2hundredpancakes@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-216 hours agoWe are talking about America, aren’t we, smart guy?
minus-squareNonconfrontational@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·21 hours ago laws exist to perpetuate the system.
minus-squareinsufferableninja@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·14 hours agoThis is a statement I can agree to. The clarifying “i.e. capitalism” stating that “the system” is capitalism is what I was arguing against, because that implies that only capitalist places have laws.
Laws exist to perpetuate the system, ie capitalism, which is based on exploitation. Also to enforce it with violence—physical and otherwise.
Never any laws in non capitalist countries, nope, none.
We are talking about America, aren’t we, smart guy?
This is a statement I can agree to. The clarifying “i.e. capitalism” stating that “the system” is capitalism is what I was arguing against, because that implies that only capitalist places have laws.