🍹Early to RISA 🧉@sh.itjust.worksM to Greentext@sh.itjust.works · 12 days agoAnon experiences freedomsh.itjust.worksexternal-linkmessage-square253fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squaresmokin_shinobi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·12 days agoMost people assume politicians don’t lie. I know it’s absurd to think about but even people of middling intelligence still deserve rights.
minus-squarekhornechips@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·12 days agoThey do, but how many times do you need to stop someone from touching a hot stove before you let them learn their lesson the hard way?
minus-squaresmokin_shinobi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·12 days agoWe shouldn’t be willing to let the house burn down to teach someone a lesson.
Most people assume politicians don’t lie. I know it’s absurd to think about but even people of middling intelligence still deserve rights.
They do, but how many times do you need to stop someone from touching a hot stove before you let them learn their lesson the hard way?
We shouldn’t be willing to let the house burn down to teach someone a lesson.