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ratbum wrote

When I say the mob, I mean organised crime. As bad as these people are, they're not the mafia.

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ziq wrote

You know the mafia employs police, right?

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ratbum wrote

Of course, but not all of them.

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ziq wrote

you're literally making a "just some rotten apples" argument. the whole barrel is spoiled by those rotten apples. all it takes to create tyranny is to give people the power to create it. The idea that you can create authoritarian systems and then hope for the best is deeply flawed. As soon as some of them abuse their power, we're all fucked.

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ratbum wrote

I agree that idea is deeply flawed, but I think also, the idea that you can just destroy the police and be free from tyranny forever is crazy.

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ziq wrote (edited )

Anarchy is a constant struggle against authority, no person who understands authority would claim authority can ever cease to exist.

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dieselriot wrote

It's crazier to think one could be free from tyranny with police around.

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ratbum wrote

I don't think that. I think we'll always be subject to some form of tyranny.

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