are We being Cultivated like Mushrooms?
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one of the Obvious Big Clues for me to Conclude; "the Social Contract is Not Theory",
is in the Use of the Words "Lawful" and "Legal".
"The terms lawful and legal differ in that the former contemplates the substance of law, whereas the latter alludes to the form of law. A lawful act is authorized, sanctioned, or not forbidden by law. A legal act is performed in accordance with the forms and usages of law, or in a technical manner. In this sense, illegal approaches the meaning of invalid. For example, a contract or will, executed without the required formalities, might be regarded as invalid or illegal, but could not be described as unlawful."
"The term lawful more clearly suggests an ethical content than does the word legal. The latter merely denotes compliance with technical or formal rules, whereas the former usually signifies a moral substance or ethical permissibility. An additional distinction is that the word legal is used as the synonym of constructive, while lawful is not." West's Encyclopedia of American Law, edition 2. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc.
"The term lawful more clearly suggests an ethical content than does the word legal. The latter merely denotes compliance with technical or formal rules, whereas the former usually signifies a moral substance or ethical permissibility. An additional distinction is that the word legal is used as the synonym of constructive, while lawful is not." West's Encyclopedia of American Law, edition 2. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc.
So, in Other Words; Something that is Illegal is Not necessarily Braking the Law...
The Confusing Thing is that, (for Most of Us; we are Not Equal under the law...) if you Do Something Illegal, you Are Breaking the Law. How is That for a Contradiction! ...It Isn't... You are Not Breaking the Law Because you did whatever Has Been Called illegal, you are Breaking the Law because you Broke the (Lawfully Constructed) Contract...
Let me Draw the Picture... i'M going to use one of my Favorite Examples again; Law Enforcement:
If it was "Against the Law" to carry Arms, the Police Would Be Breaking The Law in Doing So...
BullShit! (i hear you say...) They are Licensed! You Are Wrong Beuselaer!!! Even worse, almost EveryBody can Apply for a Licence! You can join a Shooting Range, or go Hunting......
Nothing that is "Braking the Law" can be Licensed. There, for instance, is No licence to Kill.
All Things you can get a licence for, you Are Allowed to do, as a Man under the Law anyway...
BullShit! (i hear you say...) If I just do the stuff i want to do Without having applied for the licence, and "they" catch me Doing So, I'm in Bieg Shiet!!!
Jep, the Contract is Well Considered... It works on Different Levels.
They might have send you a Notice that the Rules have changed on This or That, and now You Need the Licence... (or areN't aloud to do This or That, or Have to Do it in a Certain Way or before a Certain Time, you name it...)
If you go: Ah, That's New... you Entered into a Tacit Agreement, Understanding or Contract.
Tacit refers to something done or made in silence, as in a tacit agreement. A tacit understanding is manifested by the fact that no contradiction or objection is made and is thus inferred from the situation and the circumstances. West's Encyclopedia of American Law.