Politicians make the laws, if people are being oppressed, its more of the politicians being the root cause of evil.

So… ACAB + APAB?

EDIT:

I’m using these definitions for the word politician: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/politician

noun. [UK] - a member of a government or law-making organization

noun. [US] - a person who is active in politics, esp. as a job

  • iii@mander.xyzEnglish
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    6 hours ago

    In a hierarchical society, those on top will use any existing govt structures to their benefit

    That’s exactly why there’s separation of power! The idea being that executive, legislative and judiciary are of equal power. One can block or strenghten the behaviour of the other on an independant, case-by-case basis. Those properties should, imo be strenghtened, not weakened.

    people affected by a decision should be the ones to make it, not merely to vote for those who promise to do right by them.

    Samesees. My utopia would be liquid democracy.

    But even here, there would be law! It’s a necessary good, to combat arbitrary prosecution, imo.

    • the_abecedarian@piefed.socialEnglish
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      10 hours ago

      Cool yeah I need to look into liquid democracy more.

      I’m sorta ambiguous about the law – it is always a blunt tool in that it can’t possibly cover every situation (despite judicial contortions) and every person’s particular circumstances. It ages badly and can be hard to keep it up with changing times.

      At this point, though, I’m willing to accept laws written and passed by community assemblies, covering their community. It’d be a huge step forward anyway.