She's smart enough to figure out what the law really is, but too idealist to accept the obvious conclusion. Slavery was legal, the holocaust was legal, segregation was legal. Poverty is legal, war is legal, capitalism is legal. Legality and morality are two completely separate concepts.
By the way these tweets illustrates my theory that all public references to "values" are complete bullshit.
no you don't get it, slavery is one of those doctrinal values they're talking about, for the american system it has always been the aim to limit rights to minorities to the strict minimum unless under maximum pressure, see for example the definition of cruel and unusual punishments
She's smart enough to figure out what the law really is, but too idealist to accept the obvious conclusion. Slavery was legal, the holocaust was legal, segregation was legal. Poverty is legal, war is legal, capitalism is legal. Legality and morality are two completely separate concepts.
By the way these tweets illustrates my theory that all public references to "values" are complete bullshit.
Slavery is still legal if it’s inflicted on prisoners
:astronaut-2: :astronaut-1:
no you don't get it, slavery is one of those doctrinal values they're talking about, for the american system it has always been the aim to limit rights to minorities to the strict minimum unless under maximum pressure, see for example the definition of cruel and unusual punishments