• IphtashuFitz@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Why do these people think that literally everything boils down to a contract of some sort or other? And ones that nobody has ever seen, aside from their own chicken scratch?

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      2 days ago

      Because the entirety of Western political thought operates under the notion that we agree to rule. Sovcits don’t see the nuance there so they think everything is a contract and with a wave of the right wand they can magik themselves out of legal situations.

    • Droechai@lemm.ee
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      2 days ago

      Because they misinterpret the term Social Contract and think there are similar “hidden” contracts everywhere?