Now a days there are too many that are willing to sit on the sidelines and shrug at the events that are killing this country….their excuse is ‘there is nothing we can do about it’….well that is defeatism plain and simple and I for one will not embrace that cowardly situation.
About ten years ago I wrote a post on the meaning of protest and I offer it here for those that may not have been around that far back.
It is a simple thing….either you want change or you are happy being bullied by the government but are too meek to do anything about it.
Me I will do what I can to change things….I know I am a small voice but I will not accept this crap as my country is dying under the boot of stupid.
I Read, I Write, You Know
“lego ergo scribo”
From your linked editorial: “The younger generation is not as committed as us old farts…they protests but it is more about their personal relationship with the economics of the state….not about principles…..”
Bingo! Our generation was civically engaged, this generation is not. Our generation had a well-developed sense of right and wrong, this generation is more concerned with what affects them personally. “C’est la vie,” as the French say; or, as Doris Day sung:
“Que sera, sera
Whatever will be, will be
The future’s not ours to see
Que sera, sera
What will be, will be”
Determinism – i.e. the doctrine that all events, including human action, are ultimately determined by causes external to the will. Some philosophers have taken determinism to imply that individual human beings have no free will and cannot be held morally responsible for their actions. – has been with us for millennia. This belief, in one form or another, spans the ideological and political spectrum. Unfortunately, it cannot be resolved empirically at the present time. IMO, many people use it conveniently to absolve themselves of social responsibility.
Totally right….you can see it here in the comments some days….just lay down and wait….not my way. chuq
I suspect my whole family is on several “watch lists” these days.
They will be in good company….I wait for a call about my writings…..chuq
People have soon forgottten how ‘people power’ protests ended the US involvement in the Vietnam War. It IS possible, if people are prepared to stand up and be counted. I did my share of that from the age of 15 until I retired, but the generation that followed me seems to be content to watch Netflix and scroll Instagram instead.
Best wishes, Pete.
That is a shame….social media has taken over people’s lives so all else suffers…..chuq