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You can't have it both ways. Either you're a democracy and the citizens are responsible for the actions of their government, or you're not. You can't hand-wave
by SCHiM 6y ago
You can't have it both ways. Either you're a democracy and the citizens are responsible for the actions of their government, or you're not.
You can't hand-wave that away with "our democracy just works slowly" or "but the popular vote this and that". That's the society your democracy has formed over decades. It's your responsibility.
- EForEndeavour 6y agoIs blinding yourself to all nuance and context about the decisions of a nation's government really the right way to think about the world?
- DFHippie 6y agoWhen Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd that was a failure on Floyd's part, right? He was a citizen of the democracy and citizens are responsible for what is done in their name. Boy Navalny sure did screw up when his Russian democracy poisoned him. And don't get me started on the Jews killed by the Nazis. Sure, the Nazis came to power by a putsch and other nefarious means, but you can't hand-wave away their responsibility for the democratic elections which put the Nazis into position to seize power. Yes, I take responsibility for US actions, and that consists of voting and otherwise using my power to steer the government towards moral choices.