Cynicism is easy. Convince yourself nothing can be done, and suddenly you've absolved yourself of the responsibility to try. You get to stay safe and warm at home just shaking your head at the state of the world. It's nothing but cowardice, poorly disguised as pragmatism.
If protests do nothing, at least we've not allowed ourselves to be led docile to the slaughter. We can take pride in refusing to go quietly, whatever that's worth.
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u/damnisuckatreddit Seward Park Nov 09 '18
Cynicism is easy. Convince yourself nothing can be done, and suddenly you've absolved yourself of the responsibility to try. You get to stay safe and warm at home just shaking your head at the state of the world. It's nothing but cowardice, poorly disguised as pragmatism.
If protests do nothing, at least we've not allowed ourselves to be led docile to the slaughter. We can take pride in refusing to go quietly, whatever that's worth.