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Brave words but those make you a non-average citizen. For every one like you - who is willing to stand up - there are another 1000 who will tell you to have apa
by pearjuice 13y ago
Brave words but those make you a non-average citizen. For every one like you - who is willing to stand up - there are another 1000 who will tell you to have apathy and frown upon your actions.
- wmeredith 13y agoMost definitely. The refrain I was railing against was a reply of, "Nothing" to the question, "What CAN an average citizen do?". The answer is not "nothing". The answer is "Anything _except_ nothing". What they WILL do is a matter for the historians to debate after the dust clears. There are many reasons to bow down to those that would do yourself or others harm. I live a comfortable life. I'm not in the streets throwing Molotov cocktails (hello NSA), but to say it is because there is nothing that CAN be done is a fantasy. It would help me feel better about seeing evil in the world, recognizing it, and then giving it a pass out of laziness or because it directly benefits me. It's an attitude that makes us part of the problem. It's not an excuse that pardons me from the fight.
- pearjuice 13y agoAnything you CAN do has no real effect on the matter and is just tiny noise - therefore you will have to learn to deal with it untill everyone who CAN do something WILL do it. Then the noise will overthrow the signal.
- teddyh 13y ago“Anything you do will be insignificant, but it is vitally important that you do it.”