
Originally Posted by
machinecult
One symptom of a corrupt nation is when it has too many laws or its lawmakers bent or distort freedoms and rights for their own agenda. For example, in the US, people have lost their jobs because they called a fellow worker gay even in private conversation. It's happening.
We could be penalized for the most natural and mundane things the state has considered criminal offense. If they criminalized smoking cigarettes in the streets for reason its 'unhealthy' (even though this is personal responsibility issue) maybe ten years from now they'll ban red meat for the same reasons.
"In a state where corruption abounds, laws must be very numerous." -- Tacitus (AD 56 – AD 117)