• kora@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    5 months ago

    Decorum that asks for people to “respect” and follow is a built-in loophole.

    Hard, robust, and readily reassessed punitive rules are the only solution.

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      5 months ago

      yeah you can argue that, until a tank rolls up to the capitol, and that starts to become a seriously effective bargaining deal right there.

      There is literally nothing more potent than using force. Decorum is what prevents everything from being some form of fascism at the end of the day. It needs to be upheld, either through law, or social behavior.

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        5 months ago

        Thats literally what I said,except im not calling it decorum as thats a nonobligatory word for what should be forcibly compelled by law for all. And that law should be easily reaxamined and reformed so as to remain robust with time.

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          5 months ago

          fair enough, but unfortunately, it does seem to be mostly just decorum, rather than law, considering that the immunity law passed, somehow.

          It’s important to remember that if someone doesn’t respect the system, there is very little between them and changing it, regardless of what the system is setup to do.