"... who 'steal secrets non-consensually' to gain power."
You can tell some mid-wit wrote this. An intelligent person immediately questions "is there such a thing as 'consensual stealing?'"
You're not entirely wrong. That is one of of the evils of Democracy. When people are forced to choose one poison or another, they will indeed choose poison. Of course what they really voted for was "steal from the other guy not me!"
"... who 'steal secrets non-consensually' to gain power."
You can tell some mid-wit wrote this. An intelligent person immediately questions "is there such a thing as 'consensual stealing?'"
Steal from the “rich, privileged, and over represented”. Writer is straight up a nonce who injects the Kool-aid right into his/her/(sh)it’s arm.
sure. see Californian shoplifting laws for example.
Only if you believe "consent of the state" is equivalent to "consent of the owner of the stolen item."
Which ... I suppose a commie might believe are the same thing, since you own nothing and you'd better like it.
i assume consent from the people who voted for it
You're not entirely wrong. That is one of of the evils of Democracy. When people are forced to choose one poison or another, they will indeed choose poison. Of course what they really voted for was "steal from the other guy not me!"
White hat?