To those Americans oppose but remain silent: I hope you realize you are financing these wars.

[closeupready]

So you may choose to remain silent, but if so, you are still helping to finance this escalation, regardless of whether or not you feel it's appropriate to behave as though life is a big tea party.

[frazzled]

1. You don't pay taxes?

You can be as vocal as you want; you can march; you can write your congresspeople: but if you work and pay taxes, you are "financing" the war.

I don't get the point here.

[closeupready]

3. Since 2001, wars have cost each taxpayer $7,000.

The point is, you can't expect non-Americans to just accept that you, as an American living in a 'democracy', aren't responsible for what your government does with your money.

http://costofwar.com/

[FSogol]

2. ?

:shrug:

[closeupready]

4. If I were to give $7,000 to, for example, a pro-life organization,

could I just say, "oh, I didn't give an opinion, I just gave my money, so you can't condemn me."

[MineralMan]

5. Tea party? What are you talking about.

You may be loud, but if you work or own a business, you pay taxes, either way.