Post #3337351

2026-06-10 03:42 UTC

You don’t fund Genocide with your taxes. You pay taxes to the government and the government chooses to fund the genocide. If you vote for a candidate who wants to vote against genocide but that candidate loses and the winner votes in favor of genocide… did you support genocide by simply casting a vote? It’s a democracy (in theory). We pay taxes and we collectively decide what do spend one money on. It doesn’t matter how terrible the cause is. It changes nothing beyond how vigorously you need to oppose those who want to do terrible things.

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@Mulligrubs@lemmy.world 2026-06-11 01:07

You don’t fund Genocide with your taxes. You pay taxes to the government and the government chooses to fund the genocide. So, we fund genocide with our taxes. The least you could do is acknowledge it.

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@HasturInYellow@lemmy.world 2026-06-10 10:54

If there is no way to forcefully avoid our government from participating in evils, why should I participate? Why should I not dedicate my every waking moment to dismantling that which aids evil? Do you feel that we, we the people, actually decide what our government does? Do you actually believe that the choices are free and open and reflective of the beliefs of the common American? That is the promise given in the contract that says I am to pay the government, and if the government is not going to fulfill its side, why should I? What other mechanism does the populace have to voice their displeasure with the actions of the people voted in? Because nothing stops people from doing an about face once in office.

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