The Perversion of Law as Psychological Warfare

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The Perversion of Law as Psychological Warfare

What it means when the FBI lies to us.

By Anonymous in D.C.
March 7, 2021

In case you are not already alarmed about the direction of the country, here is a question to consider: Why is modern tyranny—which is distinguished by the attempt to subjugate the mind—the worst imaginable form of despotism?  This is a highly relevant question to ask in the United States right now.

For most of human history, self-indulgent thugs and petty dictators cared mainly about what people did, and not so much about what they thought. These despots could be cruel; many committed acts of random violence. But it was usually possible to stay out of their way. Such regimes, which still exist, typically are not “ideological.” The rulers want some semblance of order and a functional economy. Therefore they don’t interfere with strictly private matters of work, family, and religion—as long as these pose no threat to the people in charge. Still, life for the average citizen is precarious and limited.

A major step in human civilization was achieved when people managed to implement the rule of law—which is really no more than the idea of one set of rules that apply to everyone, including those running the government. This principle is so important for the higher purposes of human life that Aristotle thought “man, when separate from law and justice, is worse than any animal.”

Yet legalism becomes a problem when the law lapses into a mere pretense to justify atrocities. For example, the Spanish inquisitors of the 15th century employed torture to obtain confessions of heresy—because it was important that punishment be preceded by an admission of guilt. But even when horribly distorted in this way, we can see that the formality of a confession, if only for the sake of appearances, was an acknowledgment that following “procedure” was important. (Hypocrisy, according to the adage, is “the tribute that vice pays to virtue.”)

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