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I don’t think you’re evil, but this attitude is part of the problem that enables terrible people to get away with horrific acts. “Why didn’t the Germans stop the holocaust?” can be explained a lot of ways, but complicity and silence feature throughout the answers, along with the ghouls who encouraged it
For a while I did exactly as you are doing. I was super involved in tracking and witnessing police abuses and misconduct, watching the drip-drip-drip while the country sat idle - and you’re right, it’s super depressing to see an obvious issue and be unable to change it. I did step away for a while when it got overwhelming, but me ignoring a problem, simply permits those abuses to continue without criticism or exposure.
I have the social, geographic and ethnic privilege to not be routinely affected negatively by the issues in the world, but I refuse to turn that to mute complicity
You are 100% correct. But..
For me, I don't have the time to think globally.
I'm an 18 year old Asian male teenager - Middle Class Family.
I need to make money - help my parents financially hoping to retire them earlier. These are the closest people I can help. My loved ones
I have to stay in shape, fit and healthy (for the work I'm in)
Trying to work on my business for passive income.
Dealing with personal stress, issues and finances. (I'm in physcotherapy)
Do you still think as an individual, I have enough energy left to think about stuff that won't help me and my family.
You say that you used to think like me. That does not mean you're better or worse than me. It just means our priorities as individuals are different.