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Why? Because I refuse to give in to right-wing (and left wing, for that matter) main stream media fearmongering? You said it yourself, governments are using terrorism as a green light to do whatever they want. This means western governments using terrorism as an excuse to erode individual rights and privacy. In the west you're more likely to be killed by falling off your toilet than by a terrorist, so how is that justified? Should we mandate toilet seatbelts too?
As far as I'm concerned the trouble in the middle east is none of our concern. By involving ourselves in it we're becoming part of the problem, not to mention wasting a shit ton of taxpayer dollars. Russia is more than capable of bombing the crap out of ISIS, let them deal with it. Meanwhile I want all my rights back so I can enjoy beautiful North America in peace. It wouldn't surprise me at all if a large segment of voat feels the same way.
So yeah, if you hoped there'd be less people like me, prepare to be disappointed.
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[–] west_pac ago (edited ago)
Why? Because I refuse to give in to right-wing (and left wing, for that matter) main stream media fearmongering? You said it yourself, governments are using terrorism as a green light to do whatever they want. This means western governments using terrorism as an excuse to erode individual rights and privacy. In the west you're more likely to be killed by falling off your toilet than by a terrorist, so how is that justified? Should we mandate toilet seatbelts too?
As far as I'm concerned the trouble in the middle east is none of our concern. By involving ourselves in it we're becoming part of the problem, not to mention wasting a shit ton of taxpayer dollars. Russia is more than capable of bombing the crap out of ISIS, let them deal with it. Meanwhile I want all my rights back so I can enjoy beautiful North America in peace. It wouldn't surprise me at all if a large segment of voat feels the same way.
So yeah, if you hoped there'd be less people like me, prepare to be disappointed.