What if it's not "nihilism." What if it is a realistic assessment of the state of play? What if these times call for something other than legal mobilization?
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick
Emphasizing again that anyone who responds to "that's illegal" with some variant of "lol all law is meaningless you're a sucker for thinking that matters" is actively doing PR for Trump and helping him.
Nihilism about the law is the best way to make sure that the rule of law dies a quicker death.
Nihilism about the law is the best way to make sure that the rule of law dies a quicker death.
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Antithesis: still matters that it’s illegal
Synthesis: illegality is helpful but not enough to enforce laws