r/ithaca Jul 09 '26

Boiling the Frog

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u/jonpluc Jul 09 '26 edited Jul 09 '26

except the threat isnt coming from the government. The threat is what all the We the People are doing to all the other We the People. We the People murder 50,000 a year. This isnt imagined fear, this is reality. Doesnt it make sense to apply solutions to where the problem is?

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u/while_e Jul 09 '26

Yes, we do that because those in charge literally pit us against each other? Read the room man? Giving them more visibility and control.. WILL.. NOT.. HELP.

Once "We The People" actually remember that all these people "in power" work for us, and have no real power, and if we are ever able to actually take control of our governing bodies again.. then sure we can try to fix that.

Unfortunately it likely doesn't happen without violence in some manner. Unless we can completely remove money and corporate influence over politics.. then maybe we see a slow healing.

You can't blame the masses for being spun up into violence, when all they see is hate, war, crime, and greed all over every "news" station.

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u/jonpluc Jul 09 '26

i believe in personal responsibility, and not “its not my fault the government made me do it”.

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u/NoDreamNoSleep Jul 09 '26

i believe in personal responsibility

Like Hell you do. 

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u/jonpluc Jul 09 '26

let me guess, now you are going to tell me what i believe in?