Re: are american people responsible for the wars?
Posted: June 23rd, 2018, 12:52 am
Taken out if thr context I gave it in yes. My point precisely about who represents the society by their actions.
No one votes to have someone take ALL the decisions for them in their name. Some prefer to shirk the responsibility of national problems, and some are simply too busy, and or ill-educated, to give a damn beyond their immediate sphere.
You’re talking about the world stage here. The underlying question is when the individual should step up to the fore (for some it’s easier.) So to blame the entire populace for the action of one leader is daft, although there is no doubt a grain of truth in this for SOME of the populace.
I’ve never lived under a president so I wouldn’t know about your idea of being “represented” by such a person as significant or not. I certainly have never regarded members of my country as representing my personal views and interests even though we share some common views and a common hertitage.
No one votes to have someone take ALL the decisions for them in their name. Some prefer to shirk the responsibility of national problems, and some are simply too busy, and or ill-educated, to give a damn beyond their immediate sphere.
You’re talking about the world stage here. The underlying question is when the individual should step up to the fore (for some it’s easier.) So to blame the entire populace for the action of one leader is daft, although there is no doubt a grain of truth in this for SOME of the populace.
I’ve never lived under a president so I wouldn’t know about your idea of being “represented” by such a person as significant or not. I certainly have never regarded members of my country as representing my personal views and interests even though we share some common views and a common hertitage.