Conquer Club

Can a voter be held morally responsible for electing a president who will enact policy which will kill innocent civilians?


(Note: the enacting of such policy is expected by the voter, or at the very least, it is highly probable outcome.)


By "morally responsible," I mean that the voter is committing an act which is immoral, for he or she knowingly votes for a president whose policies will result in the deaths of innocent civilians.

as long as they know the policies of the possible president will result in deaths, then yes, I think (you know, after 5 seconds of thinking) that they are morally responsible.

inb4 AoG says something like "morality is subjective", which it is.

so that means that I hold no weight in someone being morally responsible for such a thing. Legal repercussions, however implausible to go about, are a different thing though.

they would hold a small portion of the blame, yes. they are acting as an enabler.

anyone who doesn't believe that people's actions are caused 100% by their own free will should believe the same thing.

Well put ol' AoG. Saxi buys a piece of what ol' AoG is selling.

Scenario 1 - Three people are seated around a table, plotting to kill someone. They pool $10,000 to hire a hitman. They are responsible for the person the hitman kills and can be arrested.

Scenario 2 - Three people are seated around a table, plotting to kill someone. They pool $10,000 to hire a hitman. Then they design a flag, write the lyrics to an anthem, and send a curling team to the winter Olympics. They now have immunity from arrest.

Scenario 2 is insane but is the status quo of all nation-states.