If the ruled are unable to understand language of the rulers, the power of the ruling elite is safeguarded. How, after all, can the people challenge a law that they cannot understand?

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Punk rock philosopher. Liberalist contrarian. Grumpy old bastard. I grew up in a generational-Labor-voting family. I kept the faith long after the political left had abandoned it. In the last decade...