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unironically. yes. demand your government work for you. (slrpnk.net)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by stabby_cicada@slrpnk.net to c/memes@slrpnk.net

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[–] Rooskie91@discuss.online 25 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

American's vote for the government and fund it with their taxes. To believe it's a system with any other purpose than to serve it's citizens is assenine.

[–] andymouse@slrpnk.net 4 points 10 months ago

Actually, citizens pay taxes to avoid going to jail or, in the olden days (perhaps soon to be reintroduced), to avoid being killed on the spot.

They vote because when you are locked in a room with no way out, you'll push one of the buttons in front of you frantically - trying to figure out if, perhaps, they are pushed just like this, you'll get out.

When you're not paying taxes or voting, someone richer than Smaug from the Hobbit is cashing in on the rest of your life.

To call this a system that serves its citizens seems... I'm not sure what to call it. Naïve? Misguided? Uninformed?