Musings on Nazism, God, and the Pope

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

Originally Posted by Prudence

And I hate that part of myself, and I hate knowing that myself exists, and I hate that saying that here means that now you all know that about me and how could it not change what you think of me?

I won't hate you if you won't hate me for essentially voicing the same thought in this thread.

And I hate that some day I'm going to look into a pair of big blue eyes filled with hurt as they ask me, "Grandma, why didn't you do something?"

Well, look on the brightside, according to recent environmental reports, we've used up 2/3 of the world's natural resources. We could possibly use up the remaining 1/3 before your grandchild has a chance to be born. So you might not have to worry about being asked such questions.

People let horrible things happen by turning away from them. Or like Milgram's experiments proved, human beings often yield to authority figures. I'm not sure what the answer is. Love and be loved. Live and let live. Easy to write, and maybe even easy enough within your own social circles, but how does one right wrongs happening across the globe? How does one help out the homeless living on the streets of Downtown Los Angeles? I barely have enough energy to properly take care of my own family and friends. Sometimes you cannot do no harm by doing nothing, sometimes maybe nothing is the only choice we have.

All I can say with any certainty is that I'm glad there are far better people out there than me, and for the sake of contrast (to make myself feel a bit better) there's also far worse.