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[โ€“] inverbalish@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I wonder if our attention to politics is what causes it to have such power.

[โ€“] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

No, that would be the guns. Try blatantly ignoring the legislation of your choice, and any lesser penalties, and you'll get a demonstration.

Maybe you've forgotten in all the stupid pageantry, which is understandable, but at the end of the day that's what it's about: who gets to write the laws.