• Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social
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      6 months ago

      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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          6 months ago

          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.