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> Government and law can be changed; it's a slow process and it requires a lot of work, but it's possible. We embrace diversity in culture, why not diversity i

> Government and law can be changed; it's a slow process and it requires a lot of work, but it's possible. We embrace diversity in culture, why not diversity in governance? People are exploring ideas like 'stop paying taxes' because there are no other options available to them except civil disobedience. We can't just move to another city or another state and get a governance we can endorse in good conscience.

pdkl95 10y ago
> We embrace diversity in culture, why not diversity in governance? When was the last time you participated in your local city council? We do embrace diversity in government. Local government is much easier to change. > People are exploring ideas like 'stop paying taxes' Well, have fun when they throw you in jail for failure to pay. That isn't a new idea (it's been tried longer than the USA has existed), and it always ends badly. It's equivalent to advocating for the government to fail. If that is what you want, you should say it directly. > no other options available > We can't just move to another city First, sometimes you can. It's a solution used by many people in the past. Second, why do you think this is the only option? Did you spend time trying to change local government? Did you run for office? > endorse in good conscience So you support every type of religious fanatic that hates some aspect of government? And the people that want to disband the armed forces? And the anarchists that want to unfund the entire government?
ebcode 10y ago
> People are exploring ideas like 'stop paying taxes' because there are no other options available to them except civil disobedience. Stopping paying taxes is a form of civil disobedience. eg, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Night_Thoreau_Spent_in_Jail https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Night_Thoreau_Spent_in_Jai...

pdkl95 10y ago

> We embrace diversity in culture, why not diversity in governance? When was the last time you participated in your local city council? We do embrace diversity in government. Local government is much easier to change. > People are exploring ideas like 'stop paying taxes' Well, have fun when they throw you in jail for failure to pay. That isn't a new idea (it's been tried longer than the USA has existed), and it always ends badly. It's equivalent to advocating for the government to fail. If that is what you want, you should say it directly. > no other options available > We can't just move to another city First, sometimes you can. It's a solution used by many people in the past. Second, why do you think this is the only option? Did you spend time trying to change local government? Did you run for office? > endorse in good conscience So you support every type of religious fanatic that hates some aspect of government? And the people that want to disband the armed forces? And the anarchists that want to unfund the entire government?

ebcode 10y ago

> People are exploring ideas like 'stop paying taxes' because there are no other options available to them except civil disobedience. Stopping paying taxes is a form of civil disobedience. eg, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Night_Thoreau_Spent_in_Jail https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Night_Thoreau_Spent_in_Jai...