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Ah, so it's ok to break laws as long as you disagree with them? Because I have some serious issues with the idea that [insert abhorrent thing] is wrong so it'd be neat to just say it's a bad law and get on with doing it


There is a case to be made for a form of civil disobedience involving significant numbers of people breaking a law in an attempt to have it repealed.

I personally break a few laws I just don't care for. Drugs laws to name one. Nobody is taking my LSD from me and I imagine there are millions like me.

That said I don't agree with what Uber is doing. They are one company trying to skirt the law.


You can't invoke civil disobedience when a commerce is happening, because civil disobedience is a symbolic act, meant to draw attention. As soon as somebody is making money doing it, it's just breaking the law.


That makes sense


Absolutely, given the extremely high stakes that are involved in this situation.

A million people die every year due to cars. These laws are partly responsible for these deaths.

These laws are not worth the lives of a million people every year.




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