See, the thing about authoritarianism is that even if you agree with the authoritarian, you’ve got to be ok with them disappearing/murdering the people who don’t. But I guess murder is just one of those pesky “rules” that libs worship.
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I see no downsides with this
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But fucking by the hells do so many mortals not really GET how authoritarians work and think.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDBiLT3LASk
But if you are the government, “working outside the rules” hits different. Very different.
But the head of the executive branch is not that!
And maybe there are times of crisis or desperate injustice when that’s the right thing to do. But it’s probably not, uh, particularly sustainable.
Parker, you have never had any responsibility for another human being's life or been aware of having it and that is abundantly clear from the moment you start talking about this subject.
BUT
Things have context and not every thing is the same thing.
The country was founded on revolution. And it was righteous and just (less so the founding government).
This doesn’t mean Biden should appoint Justices outside of Congress.
That doesn’t mean we should want a government of rule breakers.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/upshot/voters-trump-bernie-sanders.html
Haven't done a comprehensive overview of whether that was the right move but seemed at least ok
How do we stop it? Why, rules against Bad People!