Elon's Antics

[Sprite]

Failing to choose a side doesn't automatically mean that you're siding with the enemy and approving their behaviour, or Elon Musk in this case.

The thing is, apathy can be just as dangerous and is somthing people like Putin, Trump, Xi & Musk rely on.

They have their devout followers who will happily drink the coolaid and die for their beliefs.

You then have those who can be bullied in to toeing the line, either with bribes or blackmail etc.

Then you get those who will follow out of fear but know they shouldn’t.

Then you get your people who are apathetic and just want the world to be all good so they don’t have to worry about things. Yet thier refusal to speak out or pick a side allows them to be walked all over despite what hardships they may face.

You then swing the other way towards people who will push back at various levels.

Now if more of those fence sitters would have stood up to be counted and voted against Trump knowing full well he’s a horrific human being and possibly dangerous for the USA as a whole, then we wouldn’t be here now.

While I hate my parents politics and votes they have made in the past (Brexit Voters) I know they will still vote for what they believe in and not fence sit.

 

[Imari]

I think it's one thing to be a fence-sitter knowing full well that you're handing a decision over to everyone else. Maybe you legitimately don't care, maybe you don't feel you're sufficiently informed, maybe you wish to make a statement by not engaging in the process at all, whatever. I don't find that to be a good thing, but it's a choice someone could reasonably make.

It's another thing to be out there advocating for others to take part in fence-sitting when not taking action is functionally identical to support for a particular side or cause. In that case it's not really fence-sitting, it's just disguised support. And that's true regardless of whether the fence-sitter intends it as such or not.

 

[Danoff]

Someone who is ignorant of world affairs, and whose ignorance of world affairs has not hurt them in a way that they are aware of, might tend to promote that lifestyle (which they believe has worked out for them) to others. This happens a lot in the US. I don't necessarily condemn this approach, since not everyone can be informed about everything, and it's natural and even kind hearted to suggest others enjoy the same benefits of lifestyle that you yourself think you have enjoyed.

I do take issue with someone who has been told about world affairs, who people have taken the time to educate, or who actively avoids learning even when it is presented to them on a platter, taking the same position. If you intentionally chose to avoid information, you own your ignorance, which means you own the consequences of that ignorance. If you aren't ignorant and remain apathetic, it says something about the kinds of things you're apathetic toward.