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From the long long ago in the before times (lemmy.world)
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[–] bear_with_a_hammer@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

My geography teacher had a nice saying:

The Constitution is a contract between civilian and government about their obligations to each other.

Civilian must obey its rules, government on the other hand can choose to not to.

[–] Tatar_Nobility@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'd go further and declare that the “social contract” is a mythical story that serves to dominate the masses. The constitution is a body of rules set by a constituent assembly (aka a bunch of elites) which the people have no control over.

[–] Crazyslinkz@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Happy cake day!

[–] Tatar_Nobility@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thank you for you kind thoughts. Anyhow, I didn't expect this tradition to persist in lemmy.

[–] Crazyslinkz@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Idk, my apologies, kind of a muscle memory thing. Honestly didn't know if it is a thing here at lemmy.

[–] Tatar_Nobility@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Me neither ;)