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Basically, the wild policy churn we see is designed to enable insider trading profits rather than benefit the country
minus-squareBluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·15 days agoAny other judgment that doesn’t involve laws that are not even worth the paper they’re written on.
minus-squareynthrepic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·14 days agoSuch as? I can’t think of a better institution than rule of law. The problem is all institutions rely on people to uphold them. Particularly, those in the positions of most power. Not just those with the guns.
minus-squareBluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·12 days ago I can’t think of a better institution than rule of law That’s really sad
minus-squareBluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 days agoFamily, friendship, libraries, science idk i could go on all day lmao
minus-squareynthrepic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 days agoYou’ve forgotten the context of the question. Those institutions don’t maintain social order. They are maintained by social order.
minus-squareBluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-210 days agoOf course they do, how many billions of people wake up early in order to take care of their families every day? That’s not social order?
minus-squareynthrepic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 days agoSocial norms are why social order is possible sure. But how do you account for the uncooperative minority?
Sure, but what else is there?
Any other judgment that doesn’t involve laws that are not even worth the paper they’re written on.
Such as?
I can’t think of a better institution than rule of law. The problem is all institutions rely on people to uphold them. Particularly, those in the positions of most power. Not just those with the guns.
That’s really sad
Can you?
Family, friendship, libraries, science idk i could go on all day lmao
You’ve forgotten the context of the question. Those institutions don’t maintain social order. They are maintained by social order.
Of course they do, how many billions of people wake up early in order to take care of their families every day? That’s not social order?
Social norms are why social order is possible sure. But how do you account for the uncooperative minority?