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Originally Posted by Norrin Radd
Well, no matter how you want to slice it, the people are at least PARTIALLY responsible for the actions of their government, no matter what type of government it is.
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interesting. Am i responsible for the deaths of all people who die in US airstrikes around the world?
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Originally Posted by Norrin Radd
After all, where does the military get their soldiers? Where do they get their funding?
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Many times, through force, coercion, and terrorism, they acquire these resources REGARDLESS of the will of their subjects.
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Originally Posted by Norrin Radd
While some allowances can be made, the people of any country are at least PARTIALLY responsible for their government's actions.
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This is a tough one. In the modern era, the state has enough technology at its disposal, and has a monopoly on the legtimacy of the use of force/violence, in order to project its will REGARDLESS of the complicity of its civilians. The civilians do not have access to the weapons systems and legitimacy of the use of force that would be REQUIRED to CHANGE their government's policies.
So here, you are dead wrong.