Two wrongs don’t make a right.
I’m with you on these stupid laws too.
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SaltySalamander@fedia.io 1 day agofuck American tech for one again operating in a country and refusing to follow their laws
Fuck government overreach. And fuck anyone defending it.
panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
Rekall_Incorporated@piefed.social 1 day ago
Government overreach (or corruption and enablement of oligarchs) is the responsibility of the citizens.
deliriousdreams@fedia.io 22 hours ago
and the citizens are doing?
fonix232@fedia.io 1 day ago
You fight government overreach by civil disobedience, not by corporatist overreach in the same manner.
If you give a free pass to corporations disobeying laws just because you personally dislike those laws, soon you'll find all regulations are pointless because no corporation follows them...
Also, there's no such thing as "governmental overreach" in a well working system that is FOR the people and BY the people. You elect the representatives, you have a say in what laws get passed. I do agree that we could do with a refresher because the current forms of representative democracy are breaking thanks to (primarily right wing) political false marketing with no repercussions, and nowadays we do have a way to have people give direct input on laws and regulations before they get passed, but that doesn't negate the fact that the government isn't supposed to be some shady ruler class but rather a form of communal governance.
lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com 2 hours ago
Nope: two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for dinner.
Coercive power can be turned against the individual democratically. A system that gives government the power necessary to protect individual liberty but also denies it authority to abuse liberties is necessary.
“corporatist overreach” can be civil disobedience & legal challenges.