Criminals Working At A Job

[Fenrir]

Considering that the latter feeds the former and that the former reinforces the latter, its all one and the same.

Why I personally support its destruction

[Briton]

Why I personally support its destruction

Society or the justice system?

I'll be honest a part of me wants to see everything scrapped so we can try again.

A part of me is a dystopian masochist.

[B. de Corbin]

I'll be honest a part of me wants to see everything scrapped so we can try again.

Everything is in place to make things work, but people aren't using it. Until people actually DO start using it, tearing everything down will just recreate the problem - at the expense of much unhappiness for everybody.

[Briton]

Everything is in place to make things work, but people aren't using it. Until people actually DO start using it, tearing everything down will just recreate the problem - at the expense of much unhappiness for everybody.

Oh I know that, full well. But the ones who will lose the most are the ones I have least sympathy for, such as millionaire world leaders.

[B. de Corbin]

Oh I know that, full well. But the ones who will lose the most are the ones I have least sympathy for, such as millionaire world leaders.

You mean the people with private armies, and secure compounds or private, protected islands?

LOL

[DanieMarie]

Oh I know that, full well. But the ones who will lose the most are the ones I have least sympathy for, such as millionaire world leaders.

In a system where a good chunk of the people are apathetic, that's not exactly true. This wouldn't be a socialist revolution. It would be a situation where opportunists could easily take power under the noses of everyone else, and that's very dangerous.

[Briton]

In a system where a good chunk of the people are apathetic, that's not exactly true. This wouldn't be a socialist revolution. It would be a situation where opportunists could easily take power under the noses of everyone else, and that's very dangerous.

Hence me describing it as masochistic!

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You mean the people with private armies, and secure compounds or private, protected islands?

LOL

In a world where paper money has no value, who are they going to hire? And why would these "private armies" be willing to work for nothing? It would be genuine anarchy.

[B. de Corbin]

In a world where paper money has no value, who are they going to hire? And why would these "private armies" be willing to work for nothing? It would be genuine anarchy.

Histoicaly, when rule of law breaks down, those who have the fortresses, military and equipment become warlords.

How are their soldiers paid? The same way mercenaries are always paid - with the "right" to loot, rape, take slaves, engage in senseless acts of violence... The kinds of things that people who choose to kill for a living enjoy doing.