Sunday, April 19, 2026

The Radical Notion of Responsibility

A true revolutionary does not talk of overthrowing the state; he or she talks of getting people to shoulder individual and collective responsibilities.

How often would we go to war if the financial bill for the war was presented at the front, and never mind the emotional and physical bill? 

How many people would have children if the financial cost was presented at the front, and never mind the environmental and opportunity costs? 

Isn't the entire health care debate about the need for individuals to shoulder responsibility for the fact that everyone, Republican or Democrat, rich or poor, rural or urban, thin or fat, will eventually get sick?

 

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