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by roca 2591 days ago
All laws "use the authority of the State to restrict certain liberties in the intent of doing good".
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Sure, all law is an exercise of authority, and hence authoritarianism. The commenter was merely calling out that... no matter how you dice it... a new law is always authoritarian, whether you acknowledge it or not.

Saying 'this law is not authoritarian' is always a contradiction.