...police and soldiers do. Politicians may be conspiring to arrange crimes, but the police and soldiers are the ones actually committing the crimes.
Which is worse: CONSPIRING to arrange a crime, or actually COMMITTING a crime? Is "conspiracy" even a crime? After all, "conspiring" is merely a combination of thinking and communicating, neither of which are crimes. My point is this: we are holding the wrong people accountable. The ENFORCERS are at fault, not the PLANNERS. Our opponents will tell us that the enforcers are "just doing their jobs" and that we should protest "through the proper channels". We are made to feel guilty for even questioning the actions of the enforcers because is may hurt their morale. GOOD! I WANT them to be demoralized. I WANT them to question their own motives and beliefs. That will weaken them while strengthening us. It may even turn some of them onto our side. Every individual is accountable for their own actions. "I was just following orders" is not a valid excuse. This philosophy is not currently popular, but we can change that with enough persistence. ---Sasan
