Re:Supreme Court's Ruling Practically Wipes Out Free Speech ...
by AnthonyMouse on Saturday July 12, 2025 @07:21PM
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> One of the key tenants of fasicsm is laws that protect the in group, but does not bind them, and laws that bind the out group but does not protect them.
Fascism is a specific thing. You're describing the absence of the rule of law, which is common to everything from traditional ruling-family dictatorships to faux democratic communist politburos.
Meanwhile that's not even half the problem with laws like this. They would still be oppressive even if they were enforced uniformly against everyone, because ID requirements have chilling effects and disproportionately impact marginalized groups.
Remember that Snowden quote? Saying you don't care about privacy because you have nothing to hide is like saying you don't care about free speech because you have nothing to say. It goes the other way too and the people with nothing to say don't much care for free speech either.
Fascism is a specific thing. You're describing the absence of the rule of law, which is common to everything from traditional ruling-family dictatorships to faux democratic communist politburos.
Meanwhile that's not even half the problem with laws like this. They would still be oppressive even if they were enforced uniformly against everyone, because ID requirements have chilling effects and disproportionately impact marginalized groups.
Remember that Snowden quote? Saying you don't care about privacy because you have nothing to hide is like saying you don't care about free speech because you have nothing to say. It goes the other way too and the people with nothing to say don't much care for free speech either.