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Howee



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PostPosted: 06/01/19 1:22 pm    ::: Remind me again.... Reply Reply with quote
*Why* should I care.....?

What's the big deal, about having a president who's a felonious bastard? About reversal of women's reproductive rights, or lgbt rights? About too many gun mass murders in schools and religious institutions? About The Kardashians being American Goddesses? About....well, anything I must deal with here?

These 2 stories drained me this week. Crying or Very sad

The Largest Refugee Camp

Uganda's scars



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PostPosted: 06/01/19 2:26 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
Fallacy of Relative Privation.

Yes, there are terrible, terrible things in this world. But it is a fallacy to think that you have to tackle things in order of terribleness. We can, and should, fight to stop lesser wrongs that we feel we have more of a chance to impact, or that affect us more directly while still acknowledging the existence of the greater wrongs and doing what we can.



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PostPosted: 06/01/19 2:46 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote
justintyme wrote:
Fallacy of Relative Privation.

Yes, there are terrible, terrible things in this world. But it is a fallacy to think that you have to tackle things in order of terribleness. We can, and should, fight to stop lesser wrongs that we feel we have more of a chance to impact, or that affect us more directly while still acknowledging the existence of the greater wrongs and doing what we can.


Of course. "Think Globally, Act Locally". I can't effect changes in Uganda or Myanmar, but I can put little reminders out there in the interest of raising/maintaining awareness: we must never forget or lose sight of The Real problems that exist in order to maintain a bit of logical perspective on our own woes.



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