• krashmo@lemmy.world
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    22 hours ago

    I have the means and the desire to do what you’re suggesting but when it comes down to it my desire to protect my family outweighs my desire to protect my country. At least for now that seems the wiser choice for me personally, and I suspect that is true for a lot of others as well.

    The problem is that there’s no clear line to delineate what that decision should hinge on. If you asked me 10 years ago where the line is I probably would have said somewhere well behind us now. Still, I know what will happen to me and my family if I’m the one to act first and that familial preservation instinct is difficult to overcome. Choosing to be first through the breach, so to speak, is a heavy burden to bear.

    I think that dilemma is what prevents most who are predisposed to act from choosing to act, more so than a lack of knowledge about the situation.

    • 0_o7@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      15 hours ago

      I like how you wanks use the same arguments as easy wins like “We have freedom of speech, do you?” or “The people are outnumber the government army, we have 2nd ammendment for a reason”

      But when it really comes down to it, there’s an long essay like yours on how it’s fucking not practical like EVERYONE ELSE WAS SAYING ALL ALONG.

      It’s like the world had already figured different scenarios and the likely outcome , but you ate the propaganda shit and now you have to fester in it.

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        14 hours ago

        You’re making an awful lot of assumptions about me and how I live my life. That’s fine, but I’m not all that interested in being a sounding board for your frustrations with my country.