Re:Goodbye from a Linux Community Volunteer
by tankenmate on Monday October 28, 2024 @05:23AM
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> The issue is being ordered to “act now” by someone else
That "someone else" is us; it's the government passing laws and regulations, "of the people, by the people, for the people". Now that may not be as true in non democracies, but in a democracy the people elect representatives from the people. Those people make the law, and the people follow the law. Obviously it's not perfect, but as Churchill once said "Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others".
Just remember, control is an illusion, you can influence things; some more than others, but control itself is an illusion.
That "someone else" is us; it's the government passing laws and regulations, "of the people, by the people, for the people". Now that may not be as true in non democracies, but in a democracy the people elect representatives from the people. Those people make the law, and the people follow the law. Obviously it's not perfect, but as Churchill once said "Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others".
Just remember, control is an illusion, you can influence things; some more than others, but control itself is an illusion.