Thread: Disrespect towards the president

Originally Posted by Alundil

I agree with those points. However, as life (or the stupidity present therein) has shown;
People lack the intestinal fortitude to make a meaningful boycott stick. It takes the hyperbolic equivalent of "murder" for that to incense people enough to stop buying crap.

Oh, I'm not talking about a boycott. Just simple voting with your wallet.

Originally Posted by Alundil

The legal system here, while better than a great many other places, is still prone to corruption among the enforcers and the jurists. Then if you can get past that, [...]

I wasn't trying to say, "Yes, you have the power to change the world in a single stroke - you can smite injustice, stick it to the man, get the pretty girl, and still be home in time for spicy num-num dinner."

I only enumerated the standard remedies. Things can be wrong even if they're legal. Social remedies aren't always powerful, or even effective, but that doesn't mean that standing up and calling out assholes can't work.

Originally Posted by Alundil

Socially, we as a whole, have lost the wherewithal (or gumption, or balls) to "man up and tell it like it is" for fear of offending someone. So while your point is true in that it is possible to say those things, and certainly to think those things, the reality is that those things are rarely if ever uttered. So their impact is lost/meaningless.

Yeah, but that's nothing new. People who stand up and tell it like it is have always been rare. It's risky.

Anyway, I wasn't trying to change the world. I was standing next to Knee and saying, "You're right. And I'm standing here with you."

... it's not like we're standing on the steps of the Capitol though - this is just some internet forum. I'm kinda busy today.

Cheers,


AetheLove