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minus-squareAMoralNihilist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down1·19 days agoI think the only time martial law can be seen as reasonable is in an outright state of war. And even then, only when it’s existential. It’s kind of inherently the antithesis of democratic values.
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·19 days agoStrictly speaking, the war with the North never formally ended, but that’s a whole problem in itself.
I think the only time martial law can be seen as reasonable is in an outright state of war. And even then, only when it’s existential.
It’s kind of inherently the antithesis of democratic values.
Strictly speaking, the war with the North never formally ended, but that’s a whole problem in itself.