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uniq7 on April 5, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: What if we made advertising illegal?

Any laws with blurred lines will be used by the people in power against their political adversaries to keep them in power.

tppiotrowski on April 5, 2025 | [–]

I agree with this. Any law that's not universally enforced: speeding, jaywalking, tax audit, etc is a tool for political persecution.

IshKebab on April 5, 2025 | [–]

All laws have blurred lines. I guess you could say some are a lot more blurred than others.

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