• southsamurai@sh.itjust.works
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      7 months ago

      I disagree.

      We all have a responsibility. It isn’t as weighty an onus as someone that actively chose that leadership, but that’s the price of democracy, we all share in the burden as well as the benefits.

      If nothing else, passively accepting it without revolution is a form of responsibility. We should be acting in that fashion now and aren’t, despite the invasion of body autonomy, the blatant racism and bigotry present in the system, and the massive numbers of people that will die because we didn’t rise up.

      Notice the we in that. My old, crippled ass is just as responsible for not taking direct action. I was too young during Reagan, but I saw this shit coming during shrub/bush2 after 9/11. Didn’t do anything but vote and complain then, and don’t now because nobody believes how bad it’s going to get.

      So, yeah everyone in responsible.

      • NegativeInf@lemmy.world
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        7 months ago

        Yea, no. Half the reason democracy is great is getting to say, “I didn’t vote for the fuckhole.”