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charcircuittoday at 2:13 AM3 repliesview on HN

Fear. Fear can make people act irrationally and cloud one's understanding of the lawful actions taking place around them.


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yoyohello13today at 2:51 AM

I guess anything is ok… as long as it’s ‘lawful’. No government would ever make an unjust law.

nearlyepictoday at 2:27 AM

Lawful doesn’t mean right. Slavery was lawful.

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estearumtoday at 11:44 AM

You realize that creating fear in the public, especially your political opposition (i.e. blue cities), using lawful or arguably-lawful means is absolutely a hallmark of fascism, correct?