LadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zone to Political Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 26 days agoLaws don't apply to powerful peoplepiefed.cdn.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square66linkfedilinkarrow-up1713arrow-down125
arrow-up1688arrow-down1imageLaws don't apply to powerful peoplepiefed.cdn.blahaj.zoneLadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zone to Political Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 26 days agomessage-square66linkfedilink
minus-square2hundredpancakes@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·26 days 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-down2·26 days agoNever any laws in non capitalist countries, nope, none.
minus-square2hundredpancakes@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-225 days agoWe are talking about America, aren’t we, smart guy?
minus-squareNonconfrontational@lemmy.mlBanned from communitylinkfedilinkarrow-up2·25 days ago laws exist to perpetuate the system.
minus-squareinsufferableninja@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·25 days 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.