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Originally Posted by nekokami
But then, I believe the rule of law is an ideal worth pursuing, and better than any other systems I know of in use in the world. Some folks might prefer to believe that anarchy would be better, because if people didn't have someone trying to enforce rules, they'd automatically behave better. Or something like that.
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And when the "Rule of Law" is unjust, or applied with malice?
Slave Law in the American South
"Slavery in the American South could not have existed without the authority of law defining slaves as the property of their masters."
Slavery in modern Africa
"Slavery in Africa continues today. Slavery existed in Africa before the arrival of Europeans - as did a slave trade that exported millions of Africans to North Africa, the Middle East, and the Persian Gulf. In comparison, there are more than twice as many slaves in Modern Africa than in Pre-Civil war America"
The Nuremberg Laws
"rallies at Nuremberg; on September 15, 1935 the "Law for the Protection of German Blood and Honor" was passed, preventing marriage between any Jew and non - Jews. At the same time, the "Reich Citizenship Law" was passed and was reinforced in November by a decree, stating that all Jews, even quarter- and half-Jews, were no longer citizens of their own country."