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>This could be looked at as a result for bad choices our elected pols made over decades. It's not just the elected pols, it's the people who voted for the elec

• 2OEH8eoCRo0 1y ago
  I wrestle with this. Are voters responsible for what their elected officials do? What about if you didn't vote? If they are responsible then do they deserve to suffer for those poor decisions?
  • watwut 1y ago
    If you vote for people based on them defunding or preventing precautionary measures and then your elected officials defund or prevent precautionary measures, then yes. If the party says "I will cause harm" and you go "I like that because people I dislike will be harmed", then again, yes you are responsible.
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  • jjulius 1y ago
    >Are voters responsible for what their elected officials do? If someone tells you what they're about and you vote them in, yes. If someone shows you what they're about when in office and you re-elect them, double yes. >What about if you didn't vote? Fun idea. If you didn't vote, you're not a voter I suppose, and it's not your fault. But if you would've preferred a different outcome that could've been achieved by the alternative candidate and you still opted to abstain, then perhaps you're responsible to a degree. >If they are responsible then do they deserve to suffer for those poor decisions? I certainly wouldn't argue that anyone "deserves to suffer" for poor decisions, but it's true that actions have consequences. Shouldering blame, perhaps, might be a better way of looking at it, but I don't suggest that in a mean way.