TIL the US tried passing an economic bill of rights.

  • Cris@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    22 days ago

    Thats honestly fascinating, I’ve never even heard of this, thank you for sharing!

  • Aussieiuszko@aussie.zoneEnglish
    431·
    23 days ago

    Who gives a fuck about a bill of rights.

    What matters is the rights you can force the government to give you back, not rely on a piece of paper they can ignore.

    • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      211·
      23 days ago

      What matters is the rights you can force the government to give you back

      So in other words, nothing matters? 🙄

      • Aussieiuszko@aussie.zoneEnglish
        112·
        22 days ago

        What matters is actually having your rights when you need them - that is when your government is oppressing you on them.

        You can write all the well intended words on a page all you want, it won’t stop you being dragged off as an undesirable if they change their mind.

        • ripcord@lemmy.worldEnglish
          11·
          22 days ago

          I’m stumped at what you want people to take away from this.

          Yes, when the social contract is broken, shit is broken.

          When we are working together and working properly, then having a set of defined laws and ideals behind them matters quite a lot.

          • Aussieiuszko@aussie.zoneEnglish
            2·
            22 days ago

            What I want people to take away from this is that rights arent things on paper, theyre things you fight for.

            Laws are meaningless, the rich flaunt and break them all the time. They only exist so the state can control the population. Average people have no real say in their creation, so its not like people came together and decided on what rules they think society should follow.

            Everyone needs a gun and the willingness to use it. Thats how you protect your rights.