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The Constitution never held power, and neither did the courts, much less the body of law supposedly founded upon and adjudicated by them. Constitutional Rights as such protect nothing. If the power to secure protection of one's rights exists, it comes from somewhere else in our socio-political constructs, and effective politics consists of isolating its location and securing that power to be wielded by one's own agents.
To the extent that this power exists outside formal structures, then effective politics consists of coordinating efforts outside those formal structures, a point so obvious as to border on tautology.
To the extent that formal political structures exist for the sole purpose of containing and channeling both power and the pursuit of that power, the above is a statement that formal political structures have evidently failed.
Or perhaps I'm wrong. I would invite "Rule of Law" proponents to explain what they see happening here, and how it fits into their general model of how sociopolitical power works.
The_Nybbler
In the game of roller derby, women aren't just the opposing team; they're the ball.
31m ago
but at the same time, the first task in a case of a guy with a deadly weapon is “live to be prosecuted.”
With state capacity and prisons today, you're better off dead.
MaiqTheTrue
Renrijra Krin
36m ago
I mean I think it’s a consideration, and im not sure that I’d personally “get strapped” before going anywhere, but at the same time, the first task in a case of a guy with a deadly weapon is “live to be prosecuted.” And especially for marginalized or contentious groups, if you’re a target for violence, you need to either get out of the danger zone or be ready to defend yourself.
As far as LEOs, they can’t be everywhere. And I don’t think the reasonable assumption is “well, I’ll just hope the cops have it under control. My first option, personally is to not be there. Don’t do things that make you an obvious target of political violence. That probably doesn’t work for Jews who look… like Jews or wear kippahs or tassels. I’d say the same of gays who act in flaming ways, visible minorities, women etc.
Fruck
Lacks all conviction
39m ago
I do feel like it's self consciousness that made me flinch from those stories when I first read the book, although it was also the fact that I was going in thinking it was the precursor to Lovecraft and assuming that meant tentacles. They've grown on me since, I connect particularly strongly with Hastings in Our Lady of the Fields, but they do feel out of place in the modern context of the King in Yellow. Maybe it's the non-western elements of your upbringing? I still think back fondly on one of my best friends from primary school - a Bangladeshi guy named Raymond - for convincing me that romance is an important part of stories, I would have missed out on a lot of excellent poems and great stories, and a lot of flirting with ladies, if I hadn't listened.
celluloid_dream
48m ago
To get those numbers, I assume housing supply is rising, but is still artificially held back in order to keep it as a viable-but-not-good investment?
That sounds a little crazy to me. If you could fix the problem faster, surely you should.
Tree
49m ago
If you could, why would you not spend a few million to inflict hundreds of millions in damage to the enemy?
I suppose the smart, the russian-soviet way to spend money and lives, is to use AA missiles to shoot down cheap drones, or to kill one of their guys in exchange for one of Ukraine's, so that russia can brute-force its way to victory and its population to extinction. Much more sporting.
You could just start suicide bombing tons of people in moscow or something if you just want to do damage to your enemy, but that will just backfire and weaken your position.
Well yeah, your plan is ugly and weakens ukraine's position, as you note. This plan was beautiful and gave russia a black eye. Apples and Oranges.
If you liked the magic ship series you should definetly go back. The assassins series is set in the same world (but a different location) and is arguably superior.
I'd recommend all her books except the soldier son series. She likes to challenge or torture her characters but I found that series too bleak for my tastes.
yofuckreddit
54m ago
In my (admittedly most extreme) example we're literally talking about people who start by murdering, raping, and robbing other people their whole lives.
Then they have more children, addled by drugs from birth and neglect from the jump. Who kick things off by consuming vast quantities of resources from families that adopt them. The exact same problems, but geometrically multiplied for each generation. And they're fast too, because getting knocked up the first at 16 means more meth quicker.
These are rare examples, yes. Fractions of a percent. But to repeat: it's not a morally superior stance to look at the rivers of blood and treasure consumed by tiny fractions of society, then to just throw up your hands and say "oops, guess we can't fix it!". It's the absolute worst version of the tragedy of the commons.
Tell that to Kyle Rittenhouse.
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