Striker@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 1 year agoBy letting the capitalistic class write the laws we let them dictate the morality of the country.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square120fedilinkarrow-up11.38Karrow-down194
arrow-up11.29Karrow-down1imageBy letting the capitalistic class write the laws we let them dictate the morality of the country.lemmy.worldStriker@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square120fedilink
minus-squareWhyDoesntThisThingWork@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up29arrow-down7·1 year agoCrime is a social construct = wage theft is a social construct, and according to the law of internet arguments something being a social construct means it doesn’t matter and/or it’s dumb to complain about it, so don’t worry, it’s all fine.
minus-squareOokami38linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·1 year agoI think the broader point is that, if crime is a social construct, it’s not natural and unchanging, we can redefine what crime is.
Crime is a social construct = wage theft is a social construct, and according to the law of internet arguments something being a social construct means it doesn’t matter and/or it’s dumb to complain about it, so don’t worry, it’s all fine.
I think the broader point is that, if crime is a social construct, it’s not natural and unchanging, we can redefine what crime is.