• Ænima@lemm.ee
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    1 day ago

    Ok, so hear me out, if he doesn’t care about the rule of law, why should we?

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      1 day ago

      Because it’s what makes us better than him.

      Criminals don’t care about the rule of law. Does that mean we civilians should just execute shoplifters in the streets without trial or due process?

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        1 day ago

        Now society has other reasons to not take the actions in your strawman, but if a government is in violation of the social contract, then it can expect its governed to extend it no such luxury.

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        21 hours ago

        Does that mean we civilians should just execute shoplifters in the streets without trial or due process?

        That’s not what I said, though, and I’m pretty sure that’s some kind of logical fallacy being used. I’m talking about tRump, not all people. That’s why I said what I said. Think of it as tit-for-tat or an eye-for-an-eye. Where if he doesn’t think people should get due process, then neither should he.

        Also, that’s pretty extreme considering what I said.