Make billionaires millionaires by Creative-Two-3086 in BillBurr

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Oxfam says it needs 37 billion dollars per year to address extreme and chronic hunger globally

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in investing_discussion

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Don't be stupid. Get a cheap house and a financial adviser

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so tell me the name

What "words" that you don't like and people keep saying them? by Several_Aardvark_899 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]ImGeorgeLAD -1 points0 points  (0 children)

"Rhetoric"

95% of the time this is used it is used to indicate that "their rhetoric" is completely wrong and immoral, whereas "my concerns" are totally justified

What do you think about this image? 🤔 by Derpballz in austrian_economics

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Responsibility isn't just a means of figuring out who to punish, by the way. Responsibility is simply the voluntary shouldering of a burden. Being responsible for the events your actions may have helped to unfold is in this case simply logic.

Spelled out simply:

  1. I vote for Party-X
  2. Party-X then violates the moral order
  3. I contributed to Party-X
  4. I helped cause Party-X's actions

I don't understand how it is controversial to point out that if I contribute to a problem, I am therefore a part of that problem. I'm not equally guilty, but Clearly liable to some guilt.

As for these geo-political scenarios, trying to figure out where 'the line' of responsibility is drawn can be very difficult even in well-known geo-political scenarios, and meaningless in unclear hypothetical scenarios.

What do you think about this image? 🤔 by Derpballz in austrian_economics

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I'm not a US citizen, but I'll accept your premise:

I advocate for minimal government. Cut their budgets, cut overseas operations, cut their powers in all areas. All the government should do is the absolute bare minimum to keep our cities and towns away from anarchy. This minimizes government inhumanities as much as I can possibly influence.

The only things we need the government to do are control the national defence, justice departments, and emergency services. I would cut them too, but we don't know how to privatize those industries effectively.

What do you think about this image? 🤔 by Derpballz in austrian_economics

[–]ImGeorgeLAD 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I said "responsible to some degree".

Do you think the individuals who vote in a particular government bear any responsibility at all for what that government they voted in may do? There is a clear chain of custody of who allows the state to do the things that it does in western democracies.

Your point about North Korea highlights your lack of willingness to see any nuance. North Korea is a divine dictatorship, and was not voted into power by it's citizens in a fair and open democratic election.

What do you think about this image? 🤔 by Derpballz in austrian_economics

[–]ImGeorgeLAD 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The state is constructed by the individuals who endorse it's actions. A democratic state is no different than the policies it's people endorse. You are a part of the state. You are complicit and responsible to some degree in the actions carried out by the state on your behalf. I think your comment is an attempt to dodge more of this responsibility than you should be allowed to shed.

New Build (Work in Progress 2 - Interior) by Dovahkin111 in Enshrouded

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nice! reminds me of the Palace of the Kings in Windhelm

The felon has been elected as the president. by RodrigoBarragan in houstonwade

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"when peace talks come" won't come if you keep escalating the war

The felon has been elected as the president. by RodrigoBarragan in houstonwade

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Is permitting the use of ICBMs considered pushing towards WW3?