Please don’t confuse what is legal with what is right. There is some overlap, of course, but not as much as one might think. Laws are generally written by the rich and powerful to protect their interests, often at the expense of the poor and weak. Many atrocities are lawful, and many acts of mercy are unlawful. I say this as an attorney.

“When, in the course of human development, existing institutions prove inadequate to the needs of man, when they serve merely to enslave, rob, and oppress mankind, the people have the eternal right to rebel against, and overthrow, these institutions.

The mere fact that these forces inimical to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are legalized by statute laws, sanctified by divine rights, and enforced by political power, in no way justifies their continued existence.”

@david the funny thing about that quote, it sounds great in theory but try to apply it by rebelling against the institutions enforcing the laws and watch what happens. It’s repeated today to make people think the laws and policies we have are just and fair for everyone or else people would’ve rebelled.

@twitterreject nah, I don’t take it that way.

To me the funniest thing about that quote is the footnote that goes along with it in the book it was published in…

“This `Declaration' was written at the request of a certain newspaper, which subsequently refused to publish it, though the article was already in composition.”

We’ve all been too distracted by “stuff” to pay attention to the ruse for an incredibly long time.

@david holy shit I had no idea about that. That’s crazy. Another one like that is the claim that corporations are people came from the reporter for the Supreme Court around 1880’s. None of the justices ever said it or ruled it. But it was subsequently treated like it was precedent and referred to by justices after this as if it were a legal matter settled by the court. The idea goes back to like 1300’s or so but we’ve been screwed for nearly 150 yrs bc of a stupid reporter