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Originally Posted by venusss
And as for this causing problems for me... well, yeah, it did, so what. If it helps greater populace on the long run, so it be, it is worth it.
I am not talking about anybody in here, but it seems lately everybody thinks they are entitled to everything in life, but they owe nothing. And they shouldn't be reminded about the bad things. So we have gold diggers who make songs about how they do not want the refugees here because couple Syrians may destroy "my pink world".
In the 1990s lots of people liked to close their eyes and pretend Yugoslovia is "far far faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar away from here" (I am talking Central Europe). To subsequently turn some of the countries in their vacation spot, because... "huh, it's not so far away after all and the sea is nice there".
Since I consider the situation going on out there a war (however strange and hybrid) it is... I think it would be nice if everybody stayed reasonably informed. If we lose this one, we all will have plenty things to be depressed and anxious about.
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If you are okay with your activism creating problems for you, that's great -- for you. I sometimes get the feeling though that you feel if others aren't ALL intensely involved in world causes and politics, then they aren't worthy in your eyes. You use a lot of all or nothing thinking. You say "everybody thinks they are entitled to everything" in life and "everybody" should stay reasonable informed. But perhaps you need to recognize (you sort of did but then contradicted yourself) that not "everybody" thinks they are entitled; that is a certain group, even many people, but not as black and white as "all" people. As for a "reasonably informed" goes, I think your idea of what that actually means is much more intense than the norm -- your knowledge is much more than just reasonably informed so you do tend to set the bar rather higher than even average.
You are in intense individual with a low tolerance for people who choose not to live with intensity about the same things you find are important. Perhaps give people credit for having intensity and passion for other things in the world that might have nothing to do with war and violence. Some people are intensely passionate about art or music or education or their children or families. It might be a thought to consider that other people's passions for other things are as valid and important for them as your passion and intensity for your world issues that you live right in the middle of are to you. Just a thought.