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Question: Are we all really just pawns!?
I read somewhere that we are just pawns manipulated to serve the government or something!. The person seemed awfully pessimistic, and it got me into a bad mood!. Are we really just pawns!? Are human lives really worthless!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


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Questioning the topic proves at the very least that you're not a pawn because you think for yourself!.

In terms of the government, it doesn't work without co-operation from the people and vice versa (how do you think coups happen!?)!.

Humans in general aren't pawns becuause no one person controls all of us and tells us what to do (unless you believe in Religion)!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

well, I think you should consider that if the government needs to control you to achieve it's objectives you are without a doubt much more valuable than what they make you feel you're worth, besides you can always choose to care for your country and not your government, it's your country soil where your home is settled upon not the government!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

To our controllers, we are, but we are not worthless!. The controllers just look at humans like they would look at animals, like we are just a commodity and to be used in someway to make them rich!. Why do they do this!? Because they can, and because they are vacuous amoral and degraded beings!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

If you live in a democracy you helped to choose that government, so no we are not pawns!.

In the big scheme of things a human life is worth no more than that of a tree or an elk, we are just individual organisms that happen to be here!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Yes to each question!. The people have no voice, and our lives are what we make of them!. So, the second question depends on how we live our lives!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

!.!.!.no, the king in my own mind and game of life!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com