• Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Fun fact: the existence of atrocity factories like CIA and the US military doesn’t mean that benevolent public agencies, institutions, and social programs don’t exist.

    Just like you being against murdering innocents abroad and also against paying your fair share to help protect them domestically, the US government contains both good and evil parts.

    Unlike you, though, millions of people would not be able to survive without the good that government does.

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      4 months ago

      Fun fact: the existence of atrocity factories like CIA and the US military doesn’t mean that benevolent public agencies, institutions, and social programs don’t exist.

      Strong “Mussolini made the trains run on time” energy going on here

      also against paying your fair share to help protect them domestically

      Do you feel protected? I don’t.