<![CDATA["We need a more disenthralled, realistic view of the role of the legal profession, what it is, and what it has to offer because corrupt forces have used that legal knowledge mystification to steal power from democratic self-government.]]>"We need a more disenthralled, realistic view of the role of the legal profession, what it is, and what it has to offer because corrupt forces have used that legal knowledge mystification to steal power from democratic self-government. And democratic self-government, not the gamesmanship of legal professors and judges, is what our system is and must be based on."

🎁 https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/yes-the-fancy-lawyers-are-the-problem-across-the-board/sharetoken/0d3b7291-d437-4f28-b2aa-45ee59a619b3

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/bf6f890f-44fa-4c61-a388-1838b94c1338/we-need-a-more-disenthralled-realistic-view-of-the-role-of-the-legal-profession-what-it-is-and-what-it-has-to-offer-because-corrupt-forces-have-used-that-legal-knowledge-mystification-to-steal-power-from-democratic-self-government.RSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 07:02:12 GMTWed, 13 May 2026 20:04:29 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to "We need a more disenthralled, realistic view of the role of the legal profession, what it is, and what it has to offer because corrupt forces have used that legal knowledge mystification to steal power from democratic self-government. on Thu, 14 May 2026 05:09:33 GMT]]>@jalefkowit If you were a disappointment without law school, you would be one with it as well.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://witter.cz/users/vonxylofon/statuses/116571201442287020https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://witter.cz/users/vonxylofon/statuses/116571201442287020Thu, 14 May 2026 05:09:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "We need a more disenthralled, realistic view of the role of the legal profession, what it is, and what it has to offer because corrupt forces have used that legal knowledge mystification to steal power from democratic self-government. on Wed, 13 May 2026 22:22:01 GMT]]>@jessamyn @jalefkowit Library school seems a solid choice. I worked in a system for 2 years that didn't require it. I had other graduate experiences that didn't directly funnel into a career. I made no parent happy, but I'm surviving and that's enough for now at the ripe age of 58.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://writing.exchange/users/MargaretSefton/statuses/116569598924338542https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://writing.exchange/users/MargaretSefton/statuses/116569598924338542Wed, 13 May 2026 22:22:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "We need a more disenthralled, realistic view of the role of the legal profession, what it is, and what it has to offer because corrupt forces have used that legal knowledge mystification to steal power from democratic self-government. on Wed, 13 May 2026 21:20:58 GMT]]>@jalefkowit I got into law school which I thought was gonna be my chosen direction after college but I didn't get into a law school where I wouldn't have to incur some debt. Contrastingly I got into a library school (UW!) where I would not have to go into debt and I felt like not being in debt was a bigger deal than even the type of graduate school I went to.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://glammr.us/users/jessamyn/statuses/116569358885731360https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://glammr.us/users/jessamyn/statuses/116569358885731360Wed, 13 May 2026 21:20:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "We need a more disenthralled, realistic view of the role of the legal profession, what it is, and what it has to offer because corrupt forces have used that legal knowledge mystification to steal power from democratic self-government. on Wed, 13 May 2026 20:50:31 GMT]]>There was one major downside to my decision not to go to law school, which is that it made me a severe disappointment to my mother

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://vmst.io/users/jalefkowit/statuses/116569239168657868https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://vmst.io/users/jalefkowit/statuses/116569239168657868Wed, 13 May 2026 20:50:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "We need a more disenthralled, realistic view of the role of the legal profession, what it is, and what it has to offer because corrupt forces have used that legal knowledge mystification to steal power from democratic self-government. on Wed, 13 May 2026 20:12:38 GMT]]>"Anatole France (16 April 1844 – 12 October 1924) was a French poet, journalist, and novelist with several best-sellers. Ironic and skeptical, he was considered in his day the ideal French man of letters."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatole_France

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://vmst.io/users/jalefkowit/statuses/116569090186560391https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://vmst.io/users/jalefkowit/statuses/116569090186560391Wed, 13 May 2026 20:12:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "We need a more disenthralled, realistic view of the role of the legal profession, what it is, and what it has to offer because corrupt forces have used that legal knowledge mystification to steal power from democratic self-government. on Wed, 13 May 2026 20:08:36 GMT]]>This was part of the reason I chose not to go to law school (despite crushing the LSAT, please clap).

I took pre-law classes as an undergrad; I knew lots of folks who went on to law school. And they all had this weird, semi-mystical belief in the incorruptible Majesty of the Law. Whereas my view of the law was closer to the famous saying of Anatole France: "The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread."

Maybe that was my grubby cynicism showing, I dunno. But it seemed pretty clear to me that I would never fit into that world

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://vmst.io/users/jalefkowit/statuses/116569074312145340https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://vmst.io/users/jalefkowit/statuses/116569074312145340Wed, 13 May 2026 20:08:36 GMT