Did they fix them? (Reply #3) - Democratic Underground

In the discussion thread: "[Robert] Reich has two ideas that he thinks don't undermine free speech. He's simply wrong." [View all]

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Tue Dec 21, 2021, 09:19 AM

Ocelot II (100,775 posts)

3. Did they fix them?

Laws can fix a social problem only if they define specific conduct as unlawful and provide a remedy if the conduct occurs. Outlawing anger is impossible; a society can only outlaw conduct.

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5 replies	Author	Time	Post
"[Robert] Reich has two ideas that he thinks don't undermine free speech. He's simply wrong." [View all]	mahatmakanejeeves	Dec 2021	OP
Reich is wrong a lot of times, especially in a lot of his economic pronouncements	JohnSJ	Dec 2021	#1
"Society's problems can't all be fixed by law."	sop	Dec 2021	#2
Did they fix them?	Ocelot II	Dec 2021	#3
These laws didn't fail, they were undone by opponents precisely because they were working.	sop	Dec 2021	#4
Cohn sounds like a libertarian.	Fiendish Thingy	Dec 2021	#5

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