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Re:A Jigsaw Puzzle Was Given to Ellis Island Immigrants to T... by systems on Thursday May 04, 2017 @09:06AM (#14264500)
if you own your country, this makes you responsible for the actions of your country

say you country goes to war and kill innocent people, are you really responsible ... yes, only in the case a vote was cast and you voted yes on the war

but in general you are not really responsible, because you dont own it, and because you dont own it, you dont control it ..

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Re:A Jigsaw Puzzle Was Given to Ellis Island Immigrants to T... by striking on Thursday May 04, 2017 @09:23AM (#14264601)
You're responsible proportional to the amount of influence you could've had. If you were a celebrity of a large nation and this large nation begins an unjust war, if you didn't speak out against it, you are responsible to some degree.

Just like shareholders in companies have the responsibility to vote for proposals that keep the company running.

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