this post was submitted on 28 Dec 2025
93 points (97.9% liked)
Wikipedia
4149 readers
149 users here now
A place to share interesting articles from Wikipedia.
Rules:
- Only links to Wikipedia permitted
- Please stick to the format "Article Title (other descriptive text/editorialization)"
- Tick the NSFW box for submissions with inappropriate thumbnails
- On Casual Tuesdays, we allow submissions from wikis other than Wikipedia.
Recommended:
- Use the search box to see if someone has previously submitted an article. Some apps will also notify you if you are resubmitting an article previously shared on Lemmy.
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
So in other words, nothing matters? ๐
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.
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.
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.