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I'm disagreeing with the premise that because someone doesn't speak up, they must agree with the status quo. These things don't follow. They simply don't disagr
by jakebasile 9y ago
I'm disagreeing with the premise that because someone doesn't speak up, they must agree with the status quo. These things don't follow. They simply don't disagree enough to risk whatever they would be risking by speaking up.
- aaronbrethorst 9y agoPerhaps ‘implicitly support’ is the better phrase to use than support. But: “Qui tacet consentiret”
- edmccard 9y ago>I'm disagreeing with the premise that because someone doesn't speak up, they must agree with the status quo What do you think about the notion of "the standard you walk past is the standard you accept?" >They simply don't disagree enough to risk whatever they would be risking by speaking up. That would make sense under some fantastical rule that exlcuded speech (or silence) from being political whenever "risk" is involved; but deciding to speak or be silent based on a risk/reward tradeoff is still a political decision.
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