Comment by rectang
8 years ago
Why not? Both government and private industry bring innumerable benefits to humanity. But we can and should view them both with constant skepticism and exercise vigilance. Why should holding one accountable mean that we can't hold the other accountable?
If you're looking for someone to root for, I'd suggest the individual citizen.
The individual citizen has practically no power against large institutional actors.
That's like saying voting is pointless because individual votes don't matter.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_voting
All voting can do is steer the course of the government, which you've just cast as nothing more than a villain.
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