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Because our shenanigans in Iraq, Libya, Syria, and dozens of other countries happened so long ago...Is that your argument? The United States is directly respons

• nsjdjdjri88 9y ago
  Don’t write “hold the government responsible” is what I mean. Write about holding Obama or whoever, and detail the reasons Break down the abstractions to specific actors and events in detail “Corporations are evil!” Is the same nebulous crap that puts Equifax on the hook not their CEO Name the people and their actions. It’s how it works for us. Language matters. And we often blame abstractions like “the government” How do you hold that accountable? Most people can’t even name all 3 branches People don’t look at it as the individuals. If you want them to think of GW or Obama write their names and increase the signal associated with their efforts You just did it again “The Unites States is directly responsible...” All 300+ million directly? All government employees during the Obama administration did vile acts? What’s the real who and when of it? At least personally I see nebulous references such as “the US government did shifty thing!” as pointless Arguments have been made the US government has been violating its founding documents since the start Tell me specifically who and why and let’s have a real conversation about it