Comment Re:Where do they find the assholes... (Score 1) 233
"you are personally responsible for what the US government does because the US government represents you and is done with your consent"
I'm not a citizen of the US so things may be different over there, but over here we are not personally responsible for the actions of our government nor do they ask for my personal consent before they make their decisions.
"And if they don't manage to do that, I get active in politics in order to make sure they get the funding they need to do their job to my satisfaction."
Again, things may be different in the US but over here we can't just go and change our career and take up politics just because our car was trashed (or any other event has occured which is worth whining about). Besides, with all the different parties and stuff going into politics doesn't guarantee a position in power. And even if your party would be elected into power there are still a lot of other people with different views around you so getting the extra funding to combat car-trashing may not be as easy as you make it sound.
So in the meantime, whining is a perfectly good means of expressing your opinion. And expressing your opinion is something I *do* consider to be an integral part of a democracy...
I'm not a citizen of the US so things may be different over there, but over here we are not personally responsible for the actions of our government nor do they ask for my personal consent before they make their decisions.
"And if they don't manage to do that, I get active in politics in order to make sure they get the funding they need to do their job to my satisfaction."
Again, things may be different in the US but over here we can't just go and change our career and take up politics just because our car was trashed (or any other event has occured which is worth whining about). Besides, with all the different parties and stuff going into politics doesn't guarantee a position in power. And even if your party would be elected into power there are still a lot of other people with different views around you so getting the extra funding to combat car-trashing may not be as easy as you make it sound.
So in the meantime, whining is a perfectly good means of expressing your opinion. And expressing your opinion is something I *do* consider to be an integral part of a democracy...
