I mean it in the way that how we treat others is being reflected by how the government treats us. This article is a fine example of people acting like they don't need to listen to those they disagree with because they already figured out how the world works. I wish I could say I'm immune to this, I am not.
zbyte64
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In the end we all get the government we deserve, don't we?
As they say, "A hit dog will hollar".
Well good thing we have you to tell us what our intentions are. I can now see why you defend the "adults in the room", this behavior mirrors them well.
Every accusation is a confession. Makes me wonder what are you not being honest about here?
And then they go and vote down a bill to stop the war in Iran.
just because of the number of commas in their bank
Having a billion dollars is like having a get out of jail free card. The justice system doesn't work when the perp has more influence then a prince. Has little to do with them as a person, everything to do with having a functioning democracy.
They said: Demz should win over independent voters
You heard: Vote 3rd party
Take a moment for yourself.
That's like me saying what the Nazis did was legal when someone brings up the holocaust. Like what is your point in making this distinction? To show us you understand definitions? Good for you I guess... 🙄
You don't have to be a tankie to recognize that they are enforcing international law. In that context of a civil war their actions are uncharacteristically peaceful.
The same cynicism that reinforces that mode of propaganda is used at home to justify supporting genocidal candidates.
Less thinking of the golden rule, more about Dietrich Bonhoeffer, but he was a theologian so maybe that's part of it. He said something to the effect that some politicians come to power through cynicism of the people and that the antidote is a politics that utilizes people's ability to act independently (or alternatively without coercion).