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Actually, paying taxes that fund drone strikes on civilians means you have blood on your hands. I wish more people realized that...

• prewett 7y ago
  That's a pretty unhelpfully polarizing statement for something that is a matter of opinion, or at least situational. Suppose you are a citizen of a country (through no choice of your own) that uses public taxes to <immoral action>. Further suppose that you have no ability to influence how your taxes are spent. You have to pay taxes, but it's not at all clear that you are morally complicit for the immoral actions taken with them. You could argue "well you shouldn't pay taxes". Well, then you lose your liberty via jail or worse. Is that better than being arguably morally complicit? And, are you putting your actions where your words are? Are you not paying your taxes, or are you accepting blood on your hands?
  • wffurr 7y ago
    I am voting against politicians who are pro-war, which is sadly almost all of them.
• ibeckermayer 7y ago
  That’s not true, you’re forced to pay your taxes by threat of violent force. It’s difficult enough to resist state-mandated injustice from outside of prison, taking your position to its logical conclusion would mean that all ethical people should be martyring themselves, which would only lead to even worse outcomes.