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0 pointsseventytwo12d ago0 comments

We are. All of us. If enough of us agree, we can make any rule we want.

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IcyWindows12d ago· 3 in thread

So "enough of us" can take anything by forcing the asset to be valued at an artificially high value, force them to sell it for taxes, and then reduce the price down again to keep it ourselves?

seventytwoOP12d ago

Yep. That’s how democracy and law work.

imgabe12d ago

Mob rule is not something to celebrate.

HauntedDrum12d ago

How do you, personally, distinguish between democracy and mob rule?

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