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by sjsdaiuasgdia 36 days ago
Got it, you don't value the rule of law. We are not the same, you and I.
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I value it. But I value it practically and NOT delusionally in the sense that I understand that even though there is law, there will always be people who break the law.

Then when I take this non-delusional perspective and apply it to the US I understand that the US and every country on the face of the earth has a degree of corruption.

Then I do another realistic comparison about the DEGREE of corruption... and we find that the US is relatively NOT lawless when compared with MANY countries.

Also Elon is not a psychopath. But you and many on this thread are delusional.

> there will always be people who break the law.

I find this phrasing choice interesting.

Of course there will always be people who break the law. There are always people who are going to attempt to do things they're not supposed to do for a variety of reasons.

Rule of law is about consistent application of the law. Laws that aren't consistently applied are just words on paper.

It seems to me that what you actually intended to say is "there will always be people who break the law and get away with it due to their wealth and status."

And yes, there will probably always be some degree of that too. But in a society that claims to follow the rule of law, the goal should always be to minimize the inconsistent application of the law. Part of that is challenging these events when we see them. Like the extreme corruption of the Trump administration versus every president that came before, including his own first term.

Treating an increase of corruption as inevitable is not, in my opinion, valuing the rule of law. It's at best a half-hearted "whatcha gonna do?" shrug-off.

Bro what I'm saying is you're wrong. The US is Not lawless and musk is NOT a psychopath. That's ALL.
And I'm saying you have no principled stance on the rule of law.
And your statement is wrong and you know it. I obviously do. You’re just being pedantic.

1. You say the US is unlawful

2. I say take a look at every country on the face of the earth. The US is among the least unlawful. That’s the most realistic outlook.

3. You say I have no principled stance on law.

4. Conclusion: someone is stupid, pedantic and completely missing the topic at hand and it’s not me.

You accept drastically increasing corruption as "normal".

That is a corrupt world view and you do not care about the rule of law.