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  • I’d argue that nobody is morally or ethically responsible for the actions taken by a politician simply because they voted for that politician. Politicians themselves are responsible for their own actions.

    Think about it like this: Scenario 1: if a politician makes an election promise that helps get them elected, and once elected they decide to renege on the promise, is that the fault of the people who voted for them?

    Scenario 2: a politician runs on a platform talking a lot about health care and gun control. Once elected, they grant massive tax cuts to giant corporations, something never mentioned in their original platform. Once they’re done being a politician, they get a job working with one of the giant corporations who benefited from the tax cuts. Is that the fault of the voters?

    Scenario 3: a politician runs on a platform of killing people, and once elected, kills some people as promised.

    For #3 you can make a decent case of Maybe yes, voters have some moral responsibility, but for 1 and 2 it seems less clear cut. Thus: it’s not a black-and-white thing, more grey than anything









  • Once upon a time in Yugoslavia, a boy was born. Blessed with a voice and a mind, he fled The Troubles and went to America, reinventing himself under a new identity. The past was dead, never to be spoken of again. But the boy grew up and cryptically refused to give any indication that he even had a past prior to his American-self reinvention. Especially because to admit any true details about the past also involves admitting to details of the art heist that built his fortune. The End.