this post was submitted on 15 Aug 2024
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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Our laws protect what’s important to lawmakers, the giant corporations and billionaires.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago

And laws that do protect the little guys get ignored by our right-wing courts. For instance, the courts quit enforcing the Sherman Antitrust Act because, in the words of Scalia, "it makes no economic sense."