Comment on The forgotten war on the Walkman

• paraphrand@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Can you write up the logic chain that made you assume I think any particular law is good for society, let alone the one you focused on?

  All I was commenting on was the idea that conservatives are the ones crying “we live in a society” and not progressives. I’ve always considered progressive ideas to be more in touch with “we live in a society!” Than conservatives who want to punish and suppress marginalized groups who are, in fact, part of society.

  What the hell man?

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  • GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Progressives say, “We live in a society, so let’s not harm each other.” Conservatives say, “Do what I want, not what you want, or society will crumble.” Take a look at all the morality laws, and try to find even two where the ultimate result isn’t punishment for daring to live in a manner they don’t agree with. And the overwhelming majority of those morality laws are passed by conservatives. Even libertarians complain if someone has the audacity to tax them for the roads they use, especially the ones they use indirectly.

    Even when the laws are for good reasons, control is applied. Do you not see how unnecessary regulatory burden can be used as a tool for gatekeeping? As for environmental laws, it’s a bit audacious to talk about Nixon given what Trump has done in the last couple months. Who in their right mind (who isn’t profiting from the sale of coal) wants to keep coal plants that operate at a loss around, whether you believe in climate change or not?

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    • paraphrand@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Ok buddy. This conversation is broken. You keep asserting that I think regulation is always good. Like I’m on the side of Trump and Nixon and back doors and banning vpns or whatever the fuck else. You invented that.

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      • GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        No, I keep pointing out how you’re cherry-picking how conservatives are good.

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