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Why not make voters responsible.

• jowiar 10y ago
  It works on both ends: - Voters holding candidates responsible for where their support comes from, and whether that will influence their actions in office. - Consumers / collaborators / whatnot holding financiers responsible for what they are funding. I, as a voter, do choose to take into account who is funding a candidate's campaign. I, as a consumer / potential employee / human, take into account the speech funded by someone I'm intending to conduct a transaction with / form a friendship with, as evidence of their character.
• squozzer 10y ago
  That's a two-edged sword. A couple of examples -- 1) Germans forced to march through an extermination camp because their cowardice in not stopping Hitler made them responsible for his actions. 2) Osama bin Laden justifying 9/11 by saying citizens are responsible for the actions of the US Govt. Do you like either interpretation of your statement?