But when you have a govt working for the better security of the nation and if you do not have any alternative to the issue at hand...
You probably hate your own country.. unknowingly.. but yes..
They are, though. Hating the government is passive. It’s a reasonable response to a monarchy or dictatorship, but not a republic. We have a representative form of government which means YOU have to paRTICIPATE. Washing your hands of this fuckery is a lie you tell yourself.
If the government is a problem you ‘hate’, either 1) you hate that it’s a mess or 2) hate that other people’s votes and opinions had the power to create laws you disagree with.
If it’s 1), yeah you do hate the country. Move to a country that doesn’t require any effort from its citizens to be successful. If it’s 2), you prolly spend a lot of time wishing you could help people different than you understand “real” reality and stop whining. So you hate the concept that things aren’t exactly what is convenient for you. In which case: you like the government locally but do hate most of the country. Stop being a whiny baby & DO THE WORK required to understand why other humans have reached alternate conclusions.
If you meant systemic failure (like schools, or prison, or criminal law, or systemic bribe-taking or caregiving matters), then okay, yes, we got issues. BUT most people unhappy like that are 100% aware that laws reflect the will of the people, past and present. They are not confused that the government somehow doesn’t reflect the goodness of citizens. Nope, that has never been the problem.
In all cases, the solution is to engage. The only people who I see consistently refusing are people who had their core ideas about how fair, just, or good this country is rocked or challenged by someone providing concrete examples to the contrary, and they DID NOT LIKE IT. They just want things to go back to sunshine and convenience. Little Lord Farkqards all over the place. “Some of you may die, but that’s a price I’m willing to pay.” I know this is a stupid rant but I’m viscerally opposed to people taking only the benefits of a representative government, solely when it works for them.
america is a plutocracy or more specifically a corporatocracy nowadays. No one's votes matter because all politicians are bought and paid for by the rich motherfuckers. The only reason the whole "fight for the internet" thing is even getting close to doing anything is because they got enough people to threaten individual politicians with not being elected next time that some of them are changing sides. None of them care what the people want. None of them care what the people need. They only care about being paid that cushy government salary. Nothing else matters to them.
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Why do people assume that criticism is indicative of hatred?
Like at what point does, "I love this country, but our government has made some questionable decisions lately, I am not much too happy about them, and I also have a few suggestions that I think would be better," sound like hate?
Hey I have zero stake in politics, I don't give a fuck what happens one way or the other, but in my experience people only give criticism (genuine, constructive criticism) when they want to see improvement. If you REALLY hated something, you would want to keep it in the shitty state it's already in and wouldn't say anything.
You probably hate your own country.. unknowingly.. but yes..
If the government is a problem you ‘hate’, either 1) you hate that it’s a mess or 2) hate that other people’s votes and opinions had the power to create laws you disagree with.
If it’s 1), yeah you do hate the country. Move to a country that doesn’t require any effort from its citizens to be successful. If it’s 2), you prolly spend a lot of time wishing you could help people different than you understand “real” reality and stop whining. So you hate the concept that things aren’t exactly what is convenient for you. In which case: you like the government locally but do hate most of the country. Stop being a whiny baby & DO THE WORK required to understand why other humans have reached alternate conclusions.
In all cases, the solution is to engage. The only people who I see consistently refusing are people who had their core ideas about how fair, just, or good this country is rocked or challenged by someone providing concrete examples to the contrary, and they DID NOT LIKE IT. They just want things to go back to sunshine and convenience. Little Lord Farkqards all over the place. “Some of you may die, but that’s a price I’m willing to pay.” I know this is a stupid rant but I’m viscerally opposed to people taking only the benefits of a representative government, solely when it works for them.
Like at what point does, "I love this country, but our government has made some questionable decisions lately, I am not much too happy about them, and I also have a few suggestions that I think would be better," sound like hate?
Hey I have zero stake in politics, I don't give a fuck what happens one way or the other, but in my experience people only give criticism (genuine, constructive criticism) when they want to see improvement. If you REALLY hated something, you would want to keep it in the shitty state it's already in and wouldn't say anything.