stabby_cicada@slrpnk.net to solarpunk memes@slrpnk.net · edit-28 months agounironically. yes. demand your government work for you.slrpnk.netimagemessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up1320arrow-down111
arrow-up1309arrow-down1imageunironically. yes. demand your government work for you.slrpnk.netstabby_cicada@slrpnk.net to solarpunk memes@slrpnk.net · edit-28 months agomessage-square24fedilink
minus-squareAux@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down9·8 months agoThe government is not there to serve you, it’s there to govern you.
minus-squarethemeatbridge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·8 months agoThe government is there to govern society in the best interest of the populace. That is a form of service.
minus-squareAux@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down7·8 months agoNo, it’s there to govern society in the interest of government members and their friends. Always has been.
minus-squarebort@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 months agoyes, but only in authoritarianism. In a democracy it’s the opposite: the raison d’etre of the government is to serve the populace.
The government is not there to serve you, it’s there to govern you.
The government is there to govern society in the best interest of the populace. That is a form of service.
No, it’s there to govern society in the interest of government members and their friends. Always has been.
yes, but only in authoritarianism. In a democracy it’s the opposite: the raison d’etre of the government is to serve the populace.