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      6 months ago

      That’s the best part: We’ve painted ourselves into a shitty corner and now we can’t get out without voting for someone we don’t want.

      This is why I’ve given up hope of ever having a government I consent to be ruled by.

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          Which is kinda fucked considering the Declaration of Independence says they derive their power from the consent of the governed.

          Which is a lie. Power comes from the monopoly on violence.

          What a stupid world.

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              They don’t.

              If I were to non-violently withhold taxes to protest this genocide, the government would violently drag me into prison.

              Non-violent people only have power if there are violent people backing them up.

              It’s not like the guards who walked Ruby Bridges into school were armed with stern faces.