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I think this argument is nothing more than a dirty tactic to guilt people into supporting a cause. People are allowed to be ambivalent about things. People are
by wyager 10y ago
I think this argument is nothing more than a dirty tactic to guilt people into supporting a cause. People are allowed to be ambivalent about things. People are allowed to recognize that they don't have enough information to form an opinion. People are even allowed not to care.
- zardeh 10y agoAnd they are allowed to be vilified for their ambivalence. Saying "I don't care" doesn't absolve you of any guilt.
- grzm 10y agoAmbivalence and apathy are two very different things. Ambivalence is having mixed or contradictory ideas about something. Apathy is disinterest or lack of concern. For a lot of difficult issues, it's reasonable to be ambivalent. Sometimes it's hard not to be able to see multiple sides of an issue and understand the appeal of more than one.
- mcphage 10y agoPeople are definitely allowed to not care, but not caring is still a stance.