Re:Ross Ulbricht was just granted a full pardon
by ivan_gammel on Wednesday January 22, 2025 @08:29AM
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Exactly what I was saying.
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Re:Ross Ulbricht was just granted a full pardon
by tpoacher on Wednesday January 22, 2025 @12:08PM
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You may have been saying this but the parent comment that spurred the discussion was making the explicit assertion that "the rule of law is the only thing holding together [...] everyone's countries, and civilized society in general".
Saying that law is 'the only thing' necessary for the existence of modern society effectively means it is also a sufficient condition. So yes, someone did claim the opposite.
Re:Ross Ulbricht was just granted a full pardon
by ivan_gammel on Wednesday January 22, 2025 @01:17PM
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I doubt that modern society does fulfill the sufficiency criteria [1], so „the only thing“ can be right, but also it is not the claim that it is enough for survival.
[1] USA regressing to a globally disrespected oligarchy under Trump is a good example.