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> Are we now to charge every citizen of every country with the sins of their country, then? > When the paper eating citizenry of North Korea don't rebel, are
by xboxnolifes 5y ago
> Are we now to charge every citizen of every country with the sins of their country, then?
> When the paper eating citizenry of North Korea don't rebel, are we to throw charming coloquialisms at them or say they are supporting their government motivations?
Not quite, but if we are to claim ourselves to be a country "by the people, for the people", then yes, we bear at least some of the sins of our country. Maybe not past sins, but we certainly bear current sins if we do not at the very least actively go against them.
- UnpossibleJim 5y agoI think you would be hard pressed to find a lot of people who truly believe that we still are a country "by the people, for the people" in a serious fashion. We hold up oligarchs as a ruling class, with laws that effect the bottom 95% of the country in a very different way than the top 5%. There are people in this country who deserve responsibility, but to level it at the masses who walk, ride or bike to one or two jobs seems a bit naive and unfair.