@MorlockP @LibertyFarmNH Yes. I don't actually like discretionary *laws*. Laws of necessity must be neutral. Which is both good and bad. >
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@MorlockP@LibertyFarmNH My preference is for a strong, ethical *culture* to do most of the "policing" and save the laws for big stuff.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@FormerlyFormer@LibertyFarmNH I'd prefer a strong ethical culture too. I also prefer low taxes, good presents from Santa Clause ...1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@MorlockP@LibertyFarmNH I don't buy that it's impossible for such a culture to exist. Likely not scalable to a nation of millions, though.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@MorlockP@LibertyFarmNH I grew up in a place where one's contact with govt/law was minimal, even at that late date. But it was also a >1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@MorlockP@LibertyFarmNH > community with a solid undercurrent of unspoken rules that most ppl simply did not break.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@FormerlyFormer@LibertyFarmNH the issue w tourists is particularly telling - you CAN'T use unspoken norms w outsiders. You HAVE to have law1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@FormerlyFormer@LibertyFarmNH all in all, I'm glad that US is less provincial than it was 200 yrs ago: ppl move around, cross lines, meet >1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@FormerlyFormer@LibertyFarmNH people from other regions (woman & are from 1,000 miles apart). But with this increased social freedom is >1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
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@FormerlyFormer@LibertyFarmNH fact that the village's norms don't constrain "no littering". So need laws. Laws will be unequally enforced1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
@FormerlyFormer @LibertyFarmNH but, you know, so are social norms. Slut shaming, lazy shaming, etc. always landed harder on some than others
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@MorlockP@LibertyFarmNH Always a risk with "fuzzy" boundaries. But usually prefer them to rigid ones unless rigid is *absolutely* necessary1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@MorlockP@LibertyFarmNH And unless a culture has a shared sense of ethics/fairness, either law OR social shaming will be abused.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
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