• optimisticturtle@lemmy.world
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    12 hours ago

    Your tax money and weapons of mass destruction are being used to systematically eradicate one particular people.

    Multiple bullshit wars and what’s going on in Palestine. I hate all of it. I believe in taxes to fund infrastructure, social programs, etc but until the status quo changes of bloat for the former and austerity for the rest, I find reducing my taxable income an ethical thing to do. But I find this an interesting argument to make. If you’re a part of the West, unless you don’t pay taxes, your money has almost certainly gone to fund some sort of neo-imperialist agenda – presumably also against your will.

    I do care about Sudan and Myanmar, as I said all genocides are bad,

    Great, now how are you effecting change on these besides typing words?

    at YOU are directly responsible for Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran

    I don’t own that. IMO getting Kamala in would have been a temporary insult while getting people in Congress who take no AIPAC money and obstruct, obstruct, obstruct. It’s a tactic that works. Then next presidential election with time to find non-AIPAC presidential candidates replace her. Apathy let Trump in who was actually the only one stupid enough to go to war in Iran and pour gasoline on the former issues.