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matheusmoreira 3 hours ago

Unjust laws should be violated.

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akoboldfrying an hour ago | parent | next [-]

Who decides if a law is unjust?

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matheusmoreira an hour ago | parent [-]

We do. Using our consciences.

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akoboldfrying an hour ago | parent [-]

What if two people's consciences disagree?

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seemaze 8 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

No need to hypothesize, just take a look around

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matheusmoreira an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

Do it regardless. If you're right other people will realize that. If not, they won't.

	▲	throw10920 6 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		> If you're right other people will realize that. If not, they won't. That literally does not answer the GP's question. You're just an anarchist. We can save a lot of steps if you just state that outright.

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charcircuit 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

This leads to anarchy or selective enforcement. Unjust laws should be removed.

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matheusmoreira an hour ago | parent [-]

> Unjust laws should be removed.

Yeah, in an ideal world. Good luck with that.

We live in a deeply unjust world where laws are literally bought and paid for by corporations. This age verification nonsense is just the latest example. They aren't going to sit idle if we attack their lobbying efforts, they're going to come after us. God only knows what a surveillance company like Meta can do to you if they really hate your guts.

	▲	throw10920 7 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		OK, so then you think the entire system is corrupt, and you should reform it. Selective rejection of laws based on your own personal morals is wrong in every circumstance. Either you believe the system is just and you follow all the rules (and work through the system to changes the individual rules you believe are unjust), or you believe that the system is fundamentally unjust and you take drastic action to fix it. If you don't, then you're a hypocrite - you don't really believe that the system is unjust, you're just using that as an excuse to selectively ignore laws you disagree with.