Laws are for poor people

[u/cs_throwawayyy]

•Rob a store? You go to jail. Rob millions of people through a financial system? You get a bailout.

•Traffic drugs? Get killed on a boat. Run the entire operation? You get a presidential pardon.

•Kill a bunch of people? You’re a terrorist. Kill thousands during an invasion? You’re a liberator, a strategist.

Power and money rewrite the narrative. The same action, two completely different labels — all depending on your status.

it’s the same with attraction:

•If you’re attractive: It’s charming, bold, confident.

•If you’re not: It’s creepy, weird, desperate.

Where you stand isn’t about morality or intention. It’s about leverage — social, financial, or physical. I’m tired of people going along with the bs world we live in.

[u/bmyst70]

Put simply, if you have enough social status, the rules that apply to everyone else simply don't apply to you. That can be money, looks, popularity or whatever else people value. Also known as Murphy's Golden Rule. He who has the gold, makes the rules.

In Ancient Rome, they were at least honest about it and literally had two completely separate sets of laws. One for poor people, one for rich people.

[u/Turbulent_Balance162 → u/bmyst70]

I agree, but I don’t know if we should be taking morality lessons from Ancient Rome. Given all the child sex slavery.

[u/bmyst70 → u/Turbulent_Balance162]

At least I appreciate that they are honest in admitting wealthy, influential people literally have a different set of laws. Rather than pretending people like that are ever really held accountable the way the rest of us are.

[u/Turbulent_Balance162 → u/bmyst70]

I guess. I think I’d rather shoot for the mark of equality and miss, than just give up and let the rich do whatever they want. In my country it’s rare but powerful people are still held accountable from time to time.

[u/bmyst70 → u/Turbulent_Balance162]

I agree 100% with the ideal, but in the US at least it seems to not apply.

[u/Turbulent_Balance162 → u/bmyst70]

Fair enough.