Post B971Ssjyw6zBMrOf9U by Hoss@shitpost.cloud
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 (DIR) Post #B971Ssjyw6zBMrOf9U by Hoss@shitpost.cloud
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       >be me>finally discover the fundamental metaphysical cleavage dividing mankind>not good vs evil>not left vs right>not faith vs reason>not even tits vs ass>de jure fans vs de facto enjoyers>de jure mind sees a rule written on paper>assumes the universe has installed it as firmware>“you can’t do that, it’s illegal”>man doing it continues doing it>de jure mind begins glowing red from logical contradiction>de facto mind sees a rule written on paper>looks for the man willing and able to enforce it>cannot locate him>files rule under speculative fiction>de facto chads know “de jure” is Latin for “nobody cares”>de jure virgins immediately object>“um, actually, it means ‘by law’”>impromptu treatises on proper definitions of legalistic Latin terminology go unread>opposition's thesis statement proven de facto correct>one side believes authority descends from valid procedure>other side notices valid procedure descends from whichever faction currently controls the courthouse, payroll system and rifle rack>de jure brain:>“the legitimate government remains the internationally recognized administration in exile”>de facto brain:>“cool, which one collects the taxes”>de jure brain:>“the treaty guarantees territorial integrity”>de facto brain watching tanks cross the border:>“the treaty appears to be experiencing a temporary outage”>de jure brain:>“this currency is unrecognized and has no intrinsic value”>de facto brain buys a Snickers with it>argument refuted by vending machine>this is why Anton Chigurh is the final boss of de facto ontology >de jure mind encounters terrifying Spaniard pointing a suppressed 12-gauge at his sternum>Chigurh asks:>“If the rule you followed brought you to this, of what use was the rule?”>de jure mind assumes this is the opening statement of a moderated symposium>begins explaining that rules possess social utility independent of individual outcomes>Chigurh places a quarter on the counter>de jure mind realizes he is about to lose the argument to a disc of inanimate cupronickel assigned imaginary agency>call it>“I reject the premise”>call it>de facto mind understands the coin can decide whether you live for the same reason it can dispense a gumball>because a mechanism backed by men with guns has agreed to recognize its input>the gumball machine says INSERT COIN>the remorseless murderer says CALL IT>both systems possess enforcement capacity>only difference is one gives you candy and the other ventilates your pancreas>already hear the de jure Coen scholar clearing his throat>“actually, Carla Jean’s refusal to participate exposes Chigurh’s attempt to displace personal agency onto an arbitrary object and thereby reveals the moral fraudulence of his fatalistic worldview”>yes, thank you, Professor Criterion Collection>unfortunately for Carla, contempt of court does not constitute a meaningful defeat of the judge’s authority>Carla can correctly identify that the coin has no agency>the coin remains entirely unable to care>Chigurh retains the shotgun>de facto supremacy preserved>“The coin don’t have no say. It’s just you.”>de jure brain experiences intellectual orgasm>Chigurh DESTROYED by FACTS and MORAL CLARITY>nihilistic killer HUMILIATED in his own philosophical framework>philosophically devastating>ballistically irrelevant>de jure mind thinks legitimacy generates power>de facto mind knows power hires a lawyer and retroactively generates legitimacy>de jure historian:>“the usurper had no lawful claim to the throne”>de facto historian:>“he sat on it for thirty-seven years and his face was on the money”>de jure constitutionalist spends six hours proving the emergency decree violated Article IV, Section 9>de facto minister has already replaced the judges>de jure fan insists the old regime still legally exists>de facto enjoyer asks why its president is broadcasting from a Holiday Inn conference room in Belgium>not saying de facto equals morally good>quite the opposite>fire is also de facto hot regardless of whether the fire code approves>the distinction is between describing the world and writing strongly worded letters to it>law matters when courts enforce it>money matters when sellers accept it>borders matter when armed men patrol them>coin tosses matter when Anton Chigurh is standing there with a shotgun>every abstraction eventually reaches customer service>customer service is an armed man explaining that your interpretation has been denied>therefore humanity consists of two species>Homo juris>believes the map controls the territory>Homo factus>notices the territory has eaten three cartographers and annexed the legend>de jure fan:>“That is not what the Latin means.”>de facto enjoyer:>“Nobody cares.”> Q.E.D.
       
 (DIR) Post #B975DyXxT0Ueqcv7qq by weknowwhygary@nicecrew.digital
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       Here.
       
 (DIR) Post #B97qYsoCgvJSyjzT6m by Humpleupagus@eveningzoo.club
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       De Jure-de facto enjoyer:I create the jurisdiction because I factually occupy it.
       
 (DIR) Post #B97qgI0pNp8nAoQX0i by Humpleupagus@eveningzoo.club
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       This is also known as sovereignty.
       
 (DIR) Post #B98IPgTPyv3Mpdfbdo by Nesano@nicecrew.digital
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       @Hoss OC?
       
 (DIR) Post #B98IREa8eXTEuHYKRc by Hoss@shitpost.cloud
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       Always.
       
 (DIR) Post #B98IZ0l7vgekLwOuUS by geistigbehindert@detroitriotcity.com
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       @Hoss there's a disgusting amount of french in this post
       
 (DIR) Post #B99JOkxw5XMnaS1g3c by Nesano@nicecrew.digital
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       @Hoss Posts like these, by the way, are why I use the favorite button VERY sparingly.