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The purpose you mentioned is to oppress people. Does that seem desirable to you?

My question was what you would do if it were up to you to decide what purpose the legal system should serve.

Imagine you could establish a new legal system. What would it look like?

Do you have any thoughts on what purposes laws should serve?

What purpose do you think it should serve?

That may be true, but I still think it's a question worth considering.

Yes, even I, as a European, have the impression that the US system has become so infiltrated by criminals that it has itself become a significant part of the problem. I mean, it couldn't be any more obvious when even a constitutional judge like Clarence Thomas no longer has to be ashamed of his open corruption – and that's been the case for decades, if we're being honest.

I would say that this corrupt system is what makes organized crime possible in the first place. This system is broken beyond repair because it not only fails to fulfill its function, but actually achieves the opposite - so imo: it cannot be repaired from within.

Specifically, with a functioning legal system, an obvious criminal like Trump would never have become president, because he would have been in prison for decades. Instead, he is now president and is exploiting the legal system for his crimes.

The fact that no one has yet arrested Trump shows what a farce the US legal system is – it has absolutely nothing to do with justice or fairness, but rather facilitates organized crime on a massive scale.

They won't be able to afford advertising if they have as many customers as turned up for this ridiculous birthday parade. Unless Putin and people like that become customers again.

If not, the US president will be their only advertising medium - that guy won't stoop too low.

There is no intention involved in illness.

The US is a failed state. There's no other way to put it.

This article was just one not pay walled piece I found right away - I figured I'd at least mention some kind of source. I'm sure there's much more information on this to be found elsewhere.

It is also interesting to note that there is speculation among historians that Da Vinci may have deliberately included errors in the designs of his war machines, as he was probably more of a pacifist.

This is mentioned, for example, in this article on the design of the Da Vinci tank:

Some scholars argue that Leonardo, a known pacifist, may have deliberately included this flaw to prevent his design from being used for warfare. Others, however, believe it could have been an oversight.

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