Man 1: I don't know what's going on.
Man 2: Here's whats going on.
Man 1: Too much work.
Man 2: Look: It's on TV!
Man 1: TV lies!
Man 2: Here's an eye-witness. She saw it firsthand.
Man 1: I don't know what's going on.
Man 2: Me neither.
I totally agree. Its so frustrating to be an activist.
It’s also interesting the logical train of thought though. If ignorance is bliss that is kind of the same thinking as “the fall” in Genesis. There is a surprising lot of similarity between Christianity and secular activism. The whole “salvation” meme. I guess this book by Daniel Quinn is getting to me.
I’m not saying that we shouldn’t be on a mission to spread the news about social justice. The lies of our mass media system need to be debunked. Ted, you are one of the very very few making a good effort at actually doing this. And your style is considered “beyond the pale” because you do. Very brave and admirable.
But, maybe, we need to rethink the cultural roots of our evangelism a bit if we don’t want to just be martyrs. If we want to actually cause change we need to be smarter. I think humour and other subversive forms of thinking (such as those from NDNs who have had to have 500 years of survivance) are the way to actually awaken consciousness. You use a preachy tone Ted sometimes but because you use humour it is a lot more effective and subversive.
I totally agree. Its so frustrating to be an activist.
It’s also interesting the logical train of thought though. If ignorance is bliss that is kind of the same thinking as “the fall” in Genesis. There is a surprising lot of similarity between Christianity and secular activism. The whole “salvation” meme. I guess this book by Daniel Quinn is getting to me.
I’m not saying that we shouldn’t be on a mission to spread the news about social justice. The lies of our mass media system need to be debunked. Ted, you are one of the very very few making a good effort at actually doing this. And your style is considered “beyond the pale” because you do. Very brave and admirable.
But, maybe, we need to rethink the cultural roots of our evangelism a bit if we don’t want to just be martyrs. If we want to actually cause change we need to be smarter. I think humour and other subversive forms of thinking (such as those from NDNs who have had to have 500 years of survivance) are the way to actually awaken consciousness. You use a preachy tone Ted sometimes but because you use humour it is a lot more effective and subversive.