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[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They are literally imprisoning people en masse without due process right now man.

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The difference is that it's illegal. Your government isn't immune to this either.

In fact, European countries are actually more vulnerable to it because power is generally concentrated at the highest level. In the United States each state has its own courts, military, police, legislature, executor, treasury, etc. Just because the federal government is doing something illegal doesn't automatically mean that the laws they're breaking are meaningless. However, the U.K. parlament passing a law unilaterally affects the entire country.

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I do not live in the UK. I am in Canada. Legality is only relevant if it’s being enforced, which it is not. So your entire argument is irrelevant.

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I didn't say you were in the U.K.

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 0 points 2 weeks ago

I just read through all my comments in this chain. I said "European governments" and "your government" separately.