Quote of the Day: Activism

 

“Activism is a way for useless people to feel important, even if the consequences of their activism are counterproductive for those they claim to be helping and damaging to the fabric of society as a whole.” – Thomas Sowell

More Sowell food for the mind. Need more be said? In one sentence he explains the BLM and Antifa movements.

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  1. MichaelKennedy Inactive
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    Eridemus (View Comment):

    The main thing on Markle that proves how dense she really is, would be to measure WHAT “changes that are being made right now” that are helpful and beneficial and since there are none, thereby certify her as a useless activist; then secondly to determine how does she imagine she is “being a part of it” – other than mouthing off and making “appearances,” eating some canapes and getting photographed with other celebrities. Like the ones strolling around in her wedding who had never heard of her before Harry. No field work or even marching. Case closed, go back to wearing high fashion when not in your trendy torn jeans around the mansion.

    And p.s. when she edited that issue of Vogue or whatever -featuring a bunch of the most promising young women in the world- they were highly weighed not in the direction of scientific research, etc. but being “activists,” and I wrote a post at that time on what a meaningless silly role that was. Ms. Harry appendage seems to have found her peak when she was an 11 year old who wrote a letter criticizing an advertisement, and the company pulled it, which went to her head. Don’t be surprised if she wants eventually to run for office and replace Pelosi.

    It helps to remember that both AOC and Meghan are actresses.  AOC was chosen by a casting call.  I’m not sure what Harry saw in Meghan but I hope it was worth it.

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  2. Eridemus Coolidge
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    Well, speaking of actresses (although this one was more successful in her day), Jane Fonda had a deep insight to share recently:

    We can stop fascism. We are at a point where we can — this is a crossroads, it’s an existential crossroads, and we are people who can help determine which way humanity goes. What a great gift! What a tremendous opportunity, we’re just so lucky. We have to use it with every ounce of intelligence and courage and wherewithal we have, because you’re absolutely right — this is it. This is it.

    And I just think that COVID is God’s gift to the Left. [Laughs]. That’s a terrible thing to say. I mean I think it was a very difficult thing to send down to us, but it has ripped the Band-aid off who he [Trump] is and what he stands for, and what is being done to average people and working people in this country. We can see it now. People who couldn’t see it before, they see it now. And we have a chance to harness that anger and make a difference. So I just, I feel so blessed to be alive right now.

    OK, we’ve seen this kind of interpretation of hurricanes on Texas etc. before. But God must have something to say to both the LEFT and the right if you throw in the California fires, right Jane?  How could we ever get by without activ-esses!

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