"It's the government, not the people!" Doesn't work. The government are the people.
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Never really understood this. My mother in law often says “but we are the government” and it just makes me want to slap her.
That's just not true. Did you vote to fund these wars? Did you vote to increase surveillance?
I for sure didn't. I am not the government.
Voting is immoral
You missed the premise. My point is for example a Canadian government worker is a Canadian. Governments are run by the people of the country. There is no "our government did it". Its "Canadians did it".
100% disagree
Well sure people disagree with things all the time. 😅🤣
Of course.
Haha I mistapped and hit the like on your initial note 😂🤣😂 and this being nostr I can't take it back 🤪.
Governments are run by the people of their country. Stop separating the people from government. Such a cop out to believe the people are good and only the government is bad. The government is run by your people!
By the same logic, the people that refused to get waxed in covid times were the same people that mandated the vaccination on themselves? They were the govt?
Not what I said. Totally different premise. 😅
So what is the premise? I don't see any prior notes or other context.
Youre saung "by the same logic" but use totally different logic. You cant pull your conclusion from what I said. Thats all.
Then I don't understand. Please elaborate.
They didnt mandate it on themselves. But as a person from that country, you can stand up and change the law from within. Its within your right as a citizen. Talking about America now right? Theres a difference between an individual and you both being American. My point was its not vastly different, government and the people, when the government is exactly run by those people. Instead of just saying "the government did this!", say "the government run by us did this!"
Ok, so I understood it correctly and unfortunatelly I still disagree with you. It is almost impossible to change what the govt does, sometimes even uprisings and massive protests don't work. So many examples of that.
First it "works" and I'm using the term in loosest way possible, extremely slowly (imagine launching initiative to change laws while being handled to those nice showers in our brand new work camp) and second in best case scenario it works for some majority of people. By definition it doesn't work for rest.
This isn't accurate at all, if this were the same that would mean every individual who lives under a government is a piece of shit.
with all due respect, my mountainous friend, nope.
Talking about them statists