In the first article Bailey talks about "activists", as she puts it, and how they claim to care about people but they really do not. I'm afraid that this does not only apply to activists. I find that it is quite common for people not to care about their fellow man, woman and child. And this is important, but I'm not so sure I agree with her when she says that people need to throw themselves into dangerous situations to really be able to make a difference in the world. She calls being safe in a world of hate and violence a "cop out". I don't think that at all. There are better ways to help make a difference though and it starts with giving, not only monetarily but in tangible ways, when one sees someone else needs help, and I'm not necessarily talking about the vagabonds that come up to us on the street. If we look around, we can see people in need in our own neighborhoods, at church, or at work or school. But, it's a "that's not my problem" world. And nobody can save the world, but everybody can make some type of difference.
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I agree. I wrote about activism six months ago with some of the same conclusions. Spreading ideas, I think, is really powerful and brings long-term change.