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Genuinely asking here: do you think the word “illegal” means wrong?

By definition, if a sovereign government decides it’s allowed to do something, it’s not illegal. You could say it’s unethical (though I’m not sure why you would), but you can’t say it’s illegal.

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artyom@piefed.social ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

Genuinely asking here: do you think the word “illegal” means wrong?

…no? But I think in this particular instance, obviously yes.

if a sovereign government decides it’s allowed to do something, it’s not illegal

…wat? Why would that be illegal?

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