Eh... what's the proposed alternative to "going about your day normally"?
Something absolutely should be done about it, but I don't see any sort of plan here, just blame being cast a whole lot of people who mostly aren't actually the ones to blame.
One alternative could be learning how "going about your day normally" leads to the problem that we all are facing.
Another alternative would be participating in organizing event, protests and even engaging in dialogue with other about the situation
I don't really see those things as an alternative to "going about your day normally".
What I read that statement in the meme as is an indictment of everyone who doesn't drop everything and spend all their energy trying to solve that problem. Which, frankly, is a luxury not available to most people. Most working class people would starve (or at the very least, lose a lot of what little power they do have) in short order if they stop doing their day-to-day activities.
If that's not what was intended by the meme, it's worded very poorly. It should be more clear in what it is calling out because as it is, it could easily be applied to basically everyone.
You can do what you are willing to do, every time you purchase a product, every time you use a service, every time you listen to music or watch a movie, you can make a choice. By not supporting those backing the genocide, but not supporting politicians who support this genocide and by raising your voice.
It is easy to just sit and do nothing, that is what most Germans did during the Holocaust.
There is no ethical consumption under capitalism. I try to choose better options when I can, both in consumption and in politics.
A refusal to purchase from any unethical companies or a refusal to vote for any unethical politicians is a surrender of what little control we as the working class do have, by giving up our votes or our very lives.
You cannot fault the working class just for going about their lives as the ruling class performs atrocities. Encourage them to work for good, yes, but do not place the blame on them for acts that are not under their control. Place the blame on the ruling class, and unite the working class against them rather than sewing division among the working class by blaming those you see as not doing enough.
To paraphrase you a little:
A refusal to purchase from any unethical companies [...] is a surrender of what little control we as the working class do have [...]
If there is an unethical company and I refuse to buy from them am I giving up control?
Edit: Do I not control my purchases?
just fuck off with your pseudo intellectual BS
What part of what I said was wrong, and why?
Don't you know by calling them "terrorists" even with no evidence of anything, it automatically renders them inhuman monsters that you can do anything to.
I'll admit that, I only seem to be able to actually get mad about ads for some stupid reason
what?
I don't know why but the only thing that seems to make me angry is advertisements and it's probly not a good thing
@Kowowow@lemmy.ca
You are either a bot or some lunatic posting shit comments all the time.
Am I really doing that bad?
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