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[–] cAUzapNEAGLb@lemmy.world 116 points 1 day ago (7 children)

What trajedy, i hate to see it, i know its happening, and yet i cant help but carry on with my day to day, compelled to work, so i can keep the house and food and safety of myself. Its an immense guilt. Ive thought about quiting my job and liquidating my stocks, and unbanking - starving the economic war machine of at least my self, and put me on a path that only the ones who commit can follow down - but then i thought about the reality of then being homeless, insuranceless, etc in the us, and its ever growing political instability - and i just cant choose that, and its aweful that i have to make that choice at all, and its a trajedy im not selfless enough to meaningfully help beyond just the invisible "thoughts and prayers"

If in 50 years im asked what i was doing during this time, im sure to dissapoint and be viewed as an enabler of these horrors

I dont like how that makes me feel, and i think its important that im uncomfortable, i hope it spurs change in myself - which then hopefully leads to change in the world

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 3 points 22 hours ago

If in 50 years im asked what i was doing during this time, im sure to dissapoint and be viewed as an enabler of these horrors

The people who say that shit are the same kind who would say all Germans were nazis. That's generally not considered a couth opinion and is rarely tolerated

The Japanese Americans sitting in internment camps weren't responsible for the Nanjing Massacre or Unit 731.

You're not personally responsible for what Israel is doing to Palestine and Lebanon, or even for what the US did in Iran. There's nothing you can do to stop it, beyond voting.

I'll amend what I said. If you're an eligible voter and you either voted for trump and congressional republicans, or chose not to vote against them, then you share partial responsibility. Otherwise, you're just as frustrated, hopeless, and powerless as the rest of us. That's not a moral failing.

[–] silver@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

For people that had been following the conflict and the injustices done to the people of Palestine, it was really surprising to see the crowd supporting Israel lose control of the narrative after october 7.

It was amazing how so many bottom up content creators were able to overrun the people at the top. I’m worried they will be able to get the cat into the bag again.

For example I did my part on Reddit, but with the recent overhaul there I’m out. Of course the take over of tiktok by Ellison is legendary, but there will always be alternatives as long as the whole internet hasn’t been turned into a draconian web of surveillance.

[–] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 51 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Realistically, what are your options? Protesting and being pepper sprayed, locked-up and fired from your job. That does not make their suffering any more endurable and it certainly won't end it.

In my book, your behavior is morally at least neutral.

[–] diabetic_porcupine@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Yeah like wtf is anyone supposed to do? Just take care of yourself and if you happen to be in a position of power to do something then by all means you can do whatever you want… but take care of yourself

[–] brachiosaurus@mander.xyz 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah like wtf is anyone supposed to do?

There are a lot of things that people can do and to make a change is easier than people believe. Something as simple as a million of people boycotting corporations and not using their services for a week would create a precedent so big and a chain reaction that could affect the entire economy. Governments and people in power spend billions to keep the system rigged as it is, every single little thing you do to make things better makes it harder for scum to keep on with their evil schemes.

[–] Kanda@reddthat.com 5 points 23 hours ago

Getting a million people coordinated to do something in this world of maximum apathy is a huge feat, not easy

[–] mattyroses@lemmy.today 5 points 1 day ago

How do we avoid being the Good Germans, who kept on baking while down the road they fed people to the ovens?

At what point does morality not only allow, but demand, we use violence against those enabling this?

[–] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 11 points 1 day ago

You could write letters and emails to your federal and state representatives expressing your opinions on this subject? Hell you could even send them links to the site from this post and sites like it. Then you could also help your friends and family come to the same opinion as you and help them write their own letters and emails.

[–] huppakee@lemmy.world 35 points 1 day ago

i think its important that im uncomfortable

+1 on that

[–] liuther9@lemmy.world 1 points 22 hours ago

Is it even possible to organise online then irl to get big enough and not be ignored?

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I was thinking earlier this year, that it is immoral to pay taxes right now. The only thing that money goes towards is causing strife elsewhere. We have to take out loans to do anything useful or productive domestically.

[–] jafra@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 day ago

I know that conondrum, it is similar with lots of other geoworldpolitical fails, the climate crisis, poverment, human cruelty. I try to be a good person and also give away money i can spare. I cannot give everything up and join "letzte generation" and risk going to prison because of my family (in germany jailing protestors is on a completely different page). I want to partake some more in local politics, but i fear people still vote stupid.