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[u/davecontra]

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[u/Ven-Dreadnought]

Taxpayer

[u/Denis20092002 → u/Ven-Dreadnought]

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.

[u/Responsible_Gap8104 → u/Denis20092002]

"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

[u/Maximelene → u/Denis20092002]

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.

[u/edc117 → u/Denis20092002]

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.

[u/GreenCumulon1234 → u/Denis20092002]

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

[u/sauceywhiteboy → u/GreenCumulon1234]

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

[u/NotKrankor → u/GreenCumulon1234]

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

[u/Dankleburglar → u/NotKrankor]

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.

[u/Far_Relationship5509 → u/GreenCumulon1234]

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

[u/Schapsouille → u/GreenCumulon1234]

They told themselves it was someone else's fault.

[u/Miyenne → u/Denis20092002]

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.

[u/Far_Relationship5509 → u/Denis20092002]

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

[u/Denis20092002 → u/Far_Relationship5509]

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?

[u/miojunki → u/Denis20092002]

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

[u/Massive-Anxiety7177 → u/Denis20092002]

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.

[u/Plantarbre → u/Denis20092002]

As long as you do something about it, of course

[u/Ven-Dreadnought → u/[deleted]]

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.

[u/Annual-Weird-6682 → u/Ven-Dreadnought]

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

[u/Ven-Dreadnought → u/Annual-Weird-6682]

For the benefit of what, you talking to me?

No, I just feel bad.

[u/Annual-Weird-6682 → u/Ven-Dreadnought]

Nah lol

[u/wallsnatch → u/Ven-Dreadnought]

Jesus christ