I think the principle is that if something is worth living for, it is also worth dying for. I would set myself on fire immediately if, in return, the oil companies and governments of the world would agree to immediately stop selling, funding, or even looking for new sources of fossil fuels... I would also be willing to sacrifice myself if all governments - but especially the USA, would agree to disband armies and to outlaw offensive warfare and espionage. Hah. But protesting things, and fighting for human rights and peace, even if it does not kill you, is still the most significant aspect of being fully human, I think.
I am afraid there are not enough courageous people to act in the name of justice. How else can you explain the injustice of the invasions, wars, and genocides (not even talking about smaller scale injustices that happen every day everywhere that people do not stand up against) that happen over and over again? How is it that humanity allows those that commits these atrocities to rise to power? And see what we here in the USA have been turning into for the last six years. It is a never ending cycle because of the lack of courage to stand up against injustice.
I think the principle is that if something is worth living for, it is also worth dying for. I would set myself on fire immediately if, in return, the oil companies and governments of the world would agree to immediately stop selling, funding, or even looking for new sources of fossil fuels... I would also be willing to sacrifice myself if all governments - but especially the USA, would agree to disband armies and to outlaw offensive warfare and espionage. Hah. But protesting things, and fighting for human rights and peace, even if it does not kill you, is still the most significant aspect of being fully human, I think.
I am afraid there are not enough courageous people to act in the name of justice. How else can you explain the injustice of the invasions, wars, and genocides (not even talking about smaller scale injustices that happen every day everywhere that people do not stand up against) that happen over and over again? How is it that humanity allows those that commits these atrocities to rise to power? And see what we here in the USA have been turning into for the last six years. It is a never ending cycle because of the lack of courage to stand up against injustice.