Comment on Will they wake up before it's too late?

• floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Well it kinda is. If something is illegal but you can’t be punished for it, what does it mean really?

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  • FishFace@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It means society has agreed officially that it should be punished, and you’re getting away with it.

    You’re talking about the direct, practical implications, and sure, there it’s no different. But there’s more to life than that.

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    • floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      But society “officially” agreeing is morality, not law. What he has done and is doing is wrong and deserves punishment for that, not strictly because “it’s illegal”. The difference is demanding consequences vs relying on someone else to administer them.

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      • FishFace@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        No, society agreeing is morality (well, depends on your conception of morality). Officially agreeing is the difference between that concept and law.

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    • baines@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      yea we don’t care about the semantics when people are being shot with impunity

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      • trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        you don’t, but that doesn’t mean it won’t turn out to be important later. Assuming fascism won’t last forever it can matter for the trials to come.

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      • floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I am not saying he’s innocent in any way shape or form. I’m just saying that his actions being “illegal” has little meaning if the system can’t or won’t enforce the consequences.

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      • FishFace@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Then you’re throwing away a whole load of favour for absolutely no reason whatsoever except that it gives you a feeling of self-righteousness.

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