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Authoritarian has a definition, it's not just "people who make laws that keep me from doing what I want." People in the USA still complain in the same way toda
by jdiff 1y ago
Authoritarian has a definition, it's not just "people who make laws that keep me from doing what I want."
People in the USA still complain in the same way today about laws mandating seat belt usage, but it's still not authoritarian. It's a net positive for the wearer and everyone around them, and it's incredibly childish to push back on something for no other reason than because someone is telling you to do it.
- userbinator 1y agoNew Hampshire is a state with no seat belt laws, yet it's near the bottom of traffic fatality rates in the US: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_road_deaths https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_road_de... In the EU, Germany infamously has roads with no speed limits, but its traffic fatality rate isn't high either.
- petre 1y agoThe statistic is almost funny to looking at, seeing SC at the top of the list with 40% more fatalities as the next state. Germany only has no speed limits on some Autobahns. But you mostly end up in a Stau or Baustelle anyway, so it's not that exciting.
- Ray20 1y ago>It's a net positive for the wearer and everyone around them This is literally the argument autocrats use for any authoritarian law they pass.
- jdiff 1y agoThere are many phrases, sentences, and concepts that don't generalize when you remove the facts at hand.