If a button gave you 1 million dollars for pressing it, but killed 1 random human being in the world [View all]

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would you press it? This is a thought experiment.

I would say no. I hope everyone else here would do the same.

The problem is most of our politicians say yes, because that is what they do when they vote yes on most of the pro-war resolutions passed by congress. For selfish political reasons they snuff out random lives on the other side of the world. But they murder far more than just one.

They voted to push the button when they supported Israel's atrocities in the Gaza Strip. They voted to push the button when they supported either of the Iraq Wars or the sanctions that followed the first. There are unfortunately numerous examples in US history, including many recent examples, where US politicians have voted to push the button.

Any politicians that say yes to this question should never get any votes. Many Americans seem to think that the lives of humans in parts of the world aren't worth much. And politicians', such as Hillary Clinton's, positions supporting war are simply disagreements, and we should look at some other alleged positive quality concerning their positions. No, it should be one strike and you're out for mass murder, and a visit to The Hague if there were any justice in this world.


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