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Originally Posted by Jennihul  Dude, you are named after a gun. Just in case you didn't realize.
So anyway, change the US for the better. Hmmmm.
I would build the concept directly off the quote by Ghandi:
~Be the change you wish to see in the world.
The idea is that change starts with one person at a time, convincing people that yes every action they take, every decision they make, affects the entire organism. Bring it to schools because for it to work, you'll have to start young and reinforce constantly. You can't count on churches to do it but they can be used to spread the message. Parents have to be taught not to thwart the process in their children even if they don't buy in to it and their own habitual idiocy has to be bred out over time, that it's still for the good of the world.
Respect is more important than anything. That would have to be hammered home. That includes self-respect.
That compassion is possible in a capitalistic world.
That if it's humanly possible to contribute, one should contribute. But people that are unable to contribute should be respected for the people that they are. Everyone has a place.
Jennifer |
What's wrong with having the name of a gun? Are you suggesting that i'm violent or uncaring just because of my screen name on some random online forum?
What if my name was Marquis de Sade, or Nuclear Waste; Cow or ComputerGeek? Does it really matter? A name is superficial, it has nothing to do with anything. My name could be Ak47 for 1000 different reasons that you'd never guess, good or bad. Personally, i don't think open stereotype is a very good method for promoting a positive social change. However, i do think that the absolutionism that is created in some people by symbolic interactionism is ridiculous. Props for pointing that out to me.
Otherwise, good points. I like your approach to the Ghandi quote with the mix of influence [convincing]; very unique.