• count_dongulus@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I AM responsible. This is how democracy works. You are responsible for your own governance. Why don’t you think for yourself? You can’t vote for your government to kill others, and take zero responsibility.

    • jet@hackertalks.com
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      1 year ago

      And the people who didn’t vote for the government? People who voted for the opposition but didn’t win, are they innocent?

    • 4lan@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      So edgy. Hand yourself over to Al-Qaeda or ISIS since you are responsible. I will buy your plane ticket for you.

    • goat@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      But America isn’t a democracy, it’s a republic.

      And even then, people don’t vote on military decisions.

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      1 year ago

      I somewhat agree on principle but practically speaking we live in very large systems with huge momentum these days, even in America where lots of people are armed and can avoid going to a war they don’t want to, they’re not necessarily going to bust moves against the system itself. If you ask me, the most effective action would simply be to buy your way out and enable mass freedom from such industrial war machines