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Del Tachi
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« on: August 20, 2022, 01:26:31 PM »

Anyway, you're free to vote how you want. I only wanted to clarify that we're just not that into you, and we never have been.

What makes you think we care?  Ain't nobody studying y'all
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Del Tachi
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« Reply #1 on: August 24, 2022, 04:23:37 PM »

Didn't you literally have in your sig for a while saying you oppose democracy.

Yes, but I removed it because it was being misinterpreted. I oppose democratic decision-making when it comes to the basic rights and freedoms of individuals. My rights to life, liberty, and property should not be subject to the whims of majority rule. The best way to defend these rights is to enshrine them in an unalterable constitution, so that even if 99% of the public wants to infringe upon my freedom, they are nonetheless unable to (legally) do so.

 If 99% of people want to infringe upon your freedom there is nothing a Constitution is going to do to stop them.
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Del Tachi
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« Reply #2 on: August 24, 2022, 04:40:57 PM »

Didn't you literally have in your sig for a while saying you oppose democracy.

Yes, but I removed it because it was being misinterpreted. I oppose democratic decision-making when it comes to the basic rights and freedoms of individuals. My rights to life, liberty, and property should not be subject to the whims of majority rule. The best way to defend these rights is to enshrine them in an unalterable constitution, so that even if 99% of the public wants to infringe upon my freedom, they are nonetheless unable to (legally) do so.

 If 99% of people want to infringe upon your freedom there is nothing a Constitution is going to do to stop them.

You speak as if the law is something that exists upon people instead of among them.

If we're talking about literally *99% of people wanting you dead or something, it's happening.  The "law" only has effect because it's broadly consistent with consensus (or at least majoritarian) standards and beliefs.  Whether or not something is "legal" is immaterial - no judge or police officer has the balls (or even the ability) to enforce something over the objections of 99% of everyone else.   
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