Why do good men do nothing?

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I think the root cause of "apathy" is fear. The funny thing is that once you do something in spite of your fear, and the worst-case-scenario doesn't happen, the fear lessens -- forever (IMHO). You'd be surprised at what you can accomplish after the fear is gone.
 
wingman said:
We have become a nation of talk very little action, the media, public schools, and our government love victims not men. It can change and I believe will but the period between changes will be serious.
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In my Homeowner's Association, I did some research and discovered that we could request the train horns be silenced at certain RR intersections. I brought this matter before the association at the last meeting. Everybody was in agreement and said they would help. I wrote up, emailed and snail mailed my letter to my city council rep. I also copied the main association contact. To this date, I firmly believe that I am the only one who has bothered with this. I guess the homeowners here would rather tolerate disturbed sleep, interrupted conversations and tolerate this nuisance instead of a simple email and letter. Fear ?? What's the worst that could happen?? The RR says, "NO" ??
 
We've talked here about fear, busy lives, apathy and ignorance. What no one, so far, has addressed is the average person's belief in the "Goodness of Man."

Most people who are in any way disposed to get involved in matters outside their immediate lives are aware that there are evil, greedy and oportunistic people out there who will take every advantage to advance their well being at the expense of others. However, most people go along with their everyday activities with a basic belief that their elected and appointed "hired hands" will do the best they can to do the best for the country, state, county and city. They are only vaguely, if at all, aware that there are those who will twist the system, but believe that those few will be kept down by the majority, those who are basically good at heart and mind.

This can be described as apathy, but it is not a conscious apathy. It is ingrained by their upbringing, having been taught to trust in and have faith in the government and the people who make up that government bureaucracy. Even those who talk cynically about "corrupt government officials and workers" still believe that the bulk of those people are good at heart.

There, that ought to be worth about $0.02. :D

Pops
 
Goodness of man? How about the fact that half the country or more is in some way dependent on the Federal feedbag? No one wants their checks cut off or their lives made uncomfortable. They'd rather just let the crap continue and hope they remain unscathed and that the general impact isn't TOO terrible.

Fear is behind a lot of this. If you believe "this is all there is" and the material world is "it," then, yes, you will behave like a basic animal organism oscillating from fight to flight but mostly just looking for a hide-out.

Those who operate as if they are already "dead" will live longest and best.
 
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Even if the bulk of "those people were good at heart", a premise that I'm not willing to accept, given the fact that they are not doing the jobs they are paid to do, being "good at heart" simply doesn't cut it.
 
The Sheeple can't be bothered with such matters - they have to work late, the kids have soccer practice, they "need" an new Volvo and a jet ski, they have to watch Survivior and American Idol.
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So I guess tonight I'll turn on my TV news and see you in New London, rifle in hand defending Kelo and the Constitution.

Yeah, that's what I thought.

And don't anybody even talk to me about the sheeple or defending liberty unless you can run a mile without stopping for air and do ten pull ups.
 
So you have to run for a mile without stopping and do ten pullups without stopping for air and do ten pullups to be a defender of freedom?
If you're talking about Basic Training, it was a bit tougher in Jan 1973. Is that what you're talking about?

Biker
 
So you have to run for a mile without stopping and do ten pullups without stopping for air and do ten pullups to be a defender of freedom?
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Just don't get all hot and bothered about apathetic sheeple if you haven't even bothered to maintain a basic level of personal fitness.
 
Like I said, bub, I was doing that and more back when God was a boy. Whether or not I can do these things now is irrelevant. I kinda did it when it really counted. Have you?
Being a defender of Liberty requires much more than an arbitrary measure of fitness.

Biker
 
Even we must admit that RKBA is not, by itself, a big enough issue to seriously fight for.
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Not a man and so irrelevant to the conversation apparently, but I spend my fair share of time on the work and I think its a plenty big enough issue.

Dunno about pullups. I can do about 30 pushups in a shot. And run a mile if someone is chasing me. I never feel especially patriotic after doing that. Mostly just sweaty. Maybe its the estrogen.
 
Because good people are busy doing constructive work. Political activity is a cost to them.

Political activity to a political parasite is their ecological niche, not a cost.
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And that is one of the two main reasons. I work 80-90 hours/week...finding the time for THR and my other web sites is pretty taxing. The other reason is the concern about harm befalling friends and family. Single adults and, even more, single teenagers, are more likely to take risks for a cause than adults with dependents.
 
Because, unfortunately, concepts such as "freedom" "self determination" "Liberty" etc have no meaning when you have no food, shelter, or means of providing for your family, all potential costs of being the nail that sticks up too high.

Ask a cougar what it thinks of personal liberty. It will probably reply by eating you. And in that, is your answer.

Google "Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs" and see how things really become important.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow's_hierarchy_of_needs
 
I'm still not clear on exactly what kind of action you're looking for (or why one would have to do pushups to do it.)
 
Just don't get all hot and bothered about apathetic sheeple if you haven't even bothered to maintain a basic level of personal fitness.
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I could see how that would apply to say a personal trainer that was in lousy
shape being viewed as less creditable..... but how does that apply to being patriotic?

In my opinion I'm a fat b@$t@rd but I just did a 50 shot of push-ups at a 1 sec
rate. I don't feel any more patriotic.... just a little hungry.
 
And don't anybody even talk to me about the sheeple or defending liberty unless you can run a mile without stopping for air and do ten pull ups.
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Ok. Done. Now, is it ok with you if I talk about it ;) :p

Tom
 
Well Ryoushi, I just whipped out 40 crunches followed by 40 pushups (after a short rest) and I must confess that I *do* feel like going out and killing a commie for mommy.
Until I find one, I believe that I'll contact my congresscritters about the current "comprehensive" immigration bill being debated as we speak, so to speak;)

edit: I ain't runnin' nowhere, that's why I have a Harley and a gun.

Biker
 
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