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Meh I fought alongside the YPG in Syria, under a rather weak government. They let me come in or leave as I pleased. They didn't steal from me. We fought agai

Meh I fought alongside the YPG in Syria, under a rather weak government. They let me come in or leave as I pleased. They didn't steal from me. We fought against the other 'warlord' ISIS and all in all it was nice having a pretty diverse pick of militias to choose from. All in all it was definitely a more freeing environment than a lot of life in the US. ------------ >Why do you live in the US, then? That should make you think a bit harder about failed states. If the government wants to leave the territory I'm in, I'm all good with that. I've never demanded the government stay here.

oblio 4y ago
This is such an edgy teen attitude type of comment. Why do you live in the US, then? That should make you think a bit harder about failed states.
- notch656a 4y ago
  >Why do you live in the US, then? Why does anyone live somewhere under a government they're not happy with? Why do women live in states with abortion laws they disagree with, is it because they're edgy teens? Why don't you personally live somewhere else that is closer to your goals of governance, surely US is not the most ideal for what you seek? I don't really think you want to go down the road that presumes someone isn't thinking hard enough if they don't run away from where they're currently living. Personally when I did leave the US I did it to help the Kurds, not to abandon my own family, and without the permission of the mother of my child to expatriate it isn't exactly proof I'm not thinking 'harder' because I live here right now. Regardless of how fucked up the US government is I have certain obligations to my family who happen to be here more for logistical reasons than political reasons. If it were just about me, or if I had permission from the mother to expatriate our child, sure I'd likely not be where I am right now.
- x-complexity 4y ago
  > This is such an edgy teen attitude type of comment. This ad-hominem attack on another person's beliefs is non-productive at its very core & doesn't help in the examination & introspection of ideas.

oblio 4y ago

This is such an edgy teen attitude type of comment. Why do you live in the US, then? That should make you think a bit harder about failed states.

notch656a 4y ago
>Why do you live in the US, then? Why does anyone live somewhere under a government they're not happy with? Why do women live in states with abortion laws they disagree with, is it because they're edgy teens? Why don't you personally live somewhere else that is closer to your goals of governance, surely US is not the most ideal for what you seek? I don't really think you want to go down the road that presumes someone isn't thinking hard enough if they don't run away from where they're currently living. Personally when I did leave the US I did it to help the Kurds, not to abandon my own family, and without the permission of the mother of my child to expatriate it isn't exactly proof I'm not thinking 'harder' because I live here right now. Regardless of how fucked up the US government is I have certain obligations to my family who happen to be here more for logistical reasons than political reasons. If it were just about me, or if I had permission from the mother to expatriate our child, sure I'd likely not be where I am right now.
x-complexity 4y ago
> This is such an edgy teen attitude type of comment. This ad-hominem attack on another person's beliefs is non-productive at its very core & doesn't help in the examination & introspection of ideas.