This is quite concerning

  • melpomenesclevage@lemm.ee
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    7 months ago

    Tear the government down, start from scratch.

    As a bonus; we also solve the problem with having police.

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      7 months ago

      I can’t wait to become the United States of Walmart. Thanks for that.

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        7 months ago

        Walmart can’t do shit without the cops.

        And do you realize how much they’re subsidized by the state? When has the state ever stopped Walmart from doing anything?

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          I thought we were starting over. What makes you think there won’t be cops?

          A badly MSPainted, AI Generated police officer in Walmart with Walmart logos on his cap and badge, and holding an AR-15 assault rifle

          It’s cute how people think scrapping the constitution and starting over will somehow make things better.

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            7 months ago

            Imagine thinking the owning class wouldn’t be the ones creating the new constitution…

            Something needs to change, but once we open that can of worms were going to see things like:

            “All citizens are required to give all personal data to meta whether using the platform or otherwise.”

            “Oil will be enshrined as the National Energy Source™”

            “Union activity is an act of economic terrorism.”

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            7 months ago

            Why do you think there will still be wal-mart?

            And why do you think the constitution binds anyone who matters? You’re treating it like a fucking magic spell.

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      7 months ago

      How do you prevent it from turning into a “might makes right” system ?

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              7 months ago

              Looked it up, it relates to the behavior after a natural disaster. I think that’s quite a specific situation that gives everyone a common goal to work on for a relatively short period. I also think it suddenly interrupts a situation where there was a government, so people are still acting as citizens. Outside of such event, I am not sure people would work together as much. I can think of many examples where the weakening or absence of government leaves room for religious extremist organization (Irak under ISIS) or criminal organizations (Haiti currently) which are pretty much “might is right”.

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                  7 months ago

                  Sorry I didn’t know you would think I had to spend a couple of days reading a book in order to be able to discuss your point.

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                    No, but claiming you understand the idea well enough to argue it because you read the back cover is some “imagine a perfectly spherical organism… …and now ive solved it, why do you even have a whole department?” first year physics student walking into a bio lab level arrogance.

                    I don’t even think you understand the principles and ideas that would make your idea of optimal social structure even remotely plausible, much less what I’m talking about with mine (given your unwillingness to even acknowledge them), and you clearly don’t want to. Its not like youre going to tell me anything I haven’t heard before. I feel like it’s a good time for this conversation to end.

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            7 months ago

            That’s mutual aid. The whole point is to flatten hierarchies by not being charity.

            • melpomenesclevage@lemm.ee
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              7 months ago

              Point of mutual aid is bringing up and inclusion while getting necessary shit done, and yeah it does some smoothing on top, but other mechanisms can be helpful.