kittykabal

i think the last decade of developments in US politics have provided everyone with an example of where that goes, though. not passing the “sword” policy because you fear your opponents using it doesn’t actually matter; your opponents, when they come into power, may just immediately enact it themselves. and if they can’t, there’s a good chance they’ll first enact a policy that broadswords aren’t swords, technically, probably, maybe, totally, according to this one precedent from the year 1835, and then enact a broadsword policy.

bad-faith actors, authoritarians, fascists, etc., are more than happy to watch everyone else pull their punches based on some assumption they’ll do the same. they won’t.

that being said, i can’t imagine the veto rule ever accomplishing anything good on anyone’s side, really. it favors obstructionism by its very nature, which is inherently anti-democratic.

maybe after they warn him, they’ll slam him, and blast him, and maybe even do a little finger-wagging!

the EU is usually pretty tough on corpos breaking regulations, i don’t understand why they keep acting like words are ever going to do anything to Elon. he doesn’t respond to threats, and no matter how many warnings they give him, nothing changes. come on, Europe, get with the program.