• thanks_shakey_snake@lemmy.ca
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    9 months ago

    “birth/berth”

    They call it that as a trick to subject babies to the regulatory structures that govern ships, which essentially says that the government can commandeer you whenever they deem necessary. Oh you think you have rights? Well in the eyes of the law, you’re just another skiff with a bad attitude.