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by threatofrain 1903 days ago
Societies depend on cultural morality as the first line of defense, and that’s arguably far more true in the US where the law is so blunt that it ought be the very last resort for remedy or justice.

By the time you need to sue you’re probably screwed. Our daily peace depends not on our ability to enforce the law, but on the contentment of our neighbors.

The people in the US either feel the fellowship in the air or they don’t.