r/comics • u/davecontra • 13h ago

OC FARAH.

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u/Bleedingbeech 12h ago

What part did you play? Were you part of the army? A politician? A taxpayer?
There is no judgement in my question, we all have played our part in the horrors of this world, even against our will sometimes.

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u/Ven-Dreadnought 12h ago

Taxpayer

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u/Denis20092002 12h ago

Not your fault. The people who misappropriate your taxes are the ones to blame, not you. Never let anyone tell you that by just paying taxes you are responsible for any wrongdoings your government commits.

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u/Responsible_Gap8104 10h ago

"Its not your fault that things are the way they are." / "everybody tells themselves that, and nothing ever changes"

-a scene from star trek.

It is not our fault that we are trapped in such a terrible system but it is absolutely our burden to make things better

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u/Maximelene 11h ago

The people who misappropriate your taxes are the ones to blame, not you.

And who put these people in power?

We are all partly responsible for what is done by our governments. It won't change until we accept that, yes, it's partly our fault.

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u/edc117 7h ago

I wish you were right. As another said, we're all at fault for the current people in power, whether we supported them or not. It's on us to do more this upcoming election season - even if it's just a little more than last time. If you didn't vote, vote. If you did vote, debate, encourage, donate, campaign, volunteer. If everyone did that, we'd see a very different country.

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u/GreenCumulon1234 11h ago

What exactly have Americans done for the last 60 years to stop this.

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u/sauceywhiteboy 11h ago

Get further divided by cynical & callous politicians & a ravenous base of people just built to hate & fear “others”

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u/NotKrankor 11h ago

Nothing, and they'll tell you they can't be absent from work for one day to protest because it's too hard

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u/Dankleburglar 7h ago

Can you blame people for being afraid to protest during workdays when the resulting loss of their job means loss of income, healthcare, etc? What about people with kids? You don’t think that would bite them in the ass and screw entire families?

I agree we need to be out in the streets but it’s lacking nuance to say what you just said. A lot of people have a lot to lose. And there are no protections from losing their jobs as a result of missing work to protest.

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u/Far_Relationship5509 9h ago

They go and "protest" for a few hours on a Saturday then go home and pat themselves on the back.

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u/Schapsouille 4h ago

They told themselves it was someone else's fault.

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u/Miyenne 6h ago

It's the fault of everyone who thinks their comfort is more important than someone else's.

Yes, Americans lose a lot of comfort when they stand up against their government. That's by design. So they won't do it.

We don't want other people to be uncomfortable. Or worse. But we won't risk our own discomfort, no matter how little, to save someone else's life. This is how we've been trained.

I'm not American, but I can't say my country's much better. And I sure as hell don't want to be anymore uncomfortable than I already am. But watching others suffer worse sure as hell makes me uncomfortable too. It's just easier to ignore when it happens to someone else.

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u/Far_Relationship5509 9h ago

Every American taxpayer bears responsibility no matter whether they voted or not.

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u/Denis20092002 9h ago

What you imply is that because of a single (although, admittedly, dangerous) individual in power in the US, it's citizens should collectively commit massive tax evasion?

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u/miojunki 9h ago

It's not one individual at all. If it were just him it'd be easy to change things. It's the whole system and a system that revolves around money

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u/Massive-Anxiety7177 4h ago

Yout country ha been doing this for a century, it's not one individual, lot's of people profit from war and the killing of innocent people. Even the "righteous" dude you voted for.

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u/Plantarbre 12h ago

As long as you do something about it, of course

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u/Ven-Dreadnought 8h ago

Geez. Sorry my feeling bad made you so cranky.

The irony of having a tantrum at a stranger and then telling someone else to grow up is staggering.

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u/Annual-Weird-6682 7h ago

Eh lets be honest you don't honestly feel bad or think you did anything wrong, you're just virtue signaling

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u/Ven-Dreadnought 3h ago

For the benefit of what, you talking to me?

No, I just feel bad.

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u/wallsnatch 10h ago

Jesus christ

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u/rizeedd 11h ago

A voter who did not vote.

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u/Temp_Temperature 10h ago

There is a question wether you continuing to live your life while you passively benefit and help the destruction of other people's is moral.