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‘I don’t want to be part of a dictatorship’: the Americans queueing up to renounce their citizenship (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 3 months ago by arbilp3@aussie.zone to c/worldnews@aussie.zone

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There's a lot I didn't know about the process. It'd be interesting to get the view of US members of this community.

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[–] Bad_Ideas_In_Bulk@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

The government Americans have is one Americans freely chose. But not everyone voted for it, and expecting them to hang around and fix the errors of the majority is dubious logically. Where does this duty to risk life and limb to save others (many of whom hate you already and would hate you more if you tried) from the consequences of their own actions come from?

If everyone else jumped off a bridge, would you feel a responsibility to jump after them?