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by eckyptang 5014 days ago
There is no social contract either. It evaporates in a moment's notice when you break the speed limit or download an mp3.
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digitalWestie 5014 days ago
what do you mean by there being no social contract?

When you break the law the state punishes you because you have broken 'social contract'.

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eckyptang 5014 days ago
It's all about trading the social contract against risk of punishment. It's so absolutely unenforceable that more people break the social contract than adhere to it.
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