You took the words out of my mind (mouth would not be able to write so clearly). But here's a question: > If they do, maybe that’s fine, but they can’t be held

You took the words out of my mind (mouth would not be able to write so clearly). But here's a question: > If they do, maybe that’s fine, but they can’t be held culpable if they do nothing. The citizens however, must be, as there otherwise is no one else to stop the evil. Now, I include the US in this list too. On an abstract level how are the citizens more responsible than random countries? Random countries and random citizens are in the same boat: they have to deal with something they had no simple choice over (at least in totalitarian states). Mind you I agree with the proposition, but the explanation is not satisfactory.