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Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous
"voting, its the least you can do"
you can:
volunteer: homeless shelters, local school, NGO fundraising/awareness, etc
work at a youth/community center
organize/centralize your local neighborhood
hold bible studies/political meetings
activism
visit yr local jail [not under incarceration]
get an extra job and dedicate the money to a cause
sponser a kid in another country to go to school
organize a rally/protest
its not that the government or laws will solve the problems, rather community initiative is the solution. there are literally a million things you can do in yr own neighborhood or city. The key is communication. Speak to the people, let them know the truth. represent. the more we communicate, the more change will happen.
etc etc etc
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I agree, but I've mentioned doing at least half of those. It just doesn't feel like it helps much. Not to say I don't hope that stuff helps, or else I wouldn't do it, but for the most part internal apathy is my reaction to not seeing the fruits of any of it. I just think that it's very understandable for Americans to not care. It should be changed, yes, and I should definitely be
more involved. Especially recently since I haven't done anything in close to a year (you know, when that college activism kick wears off).
But, I see a lot of reasons to be apathetic. I can't really help it most of the time. It's just too frustrating to care sometimes. I don't know how it is around the world, but for me in America, and a lot of people I know, we tend to just feel smaller when we try to make a difference, and start to see, real or not, that the difference we make might be worth nothing in the long run.
That's simply my defense for American apathy. In general, though, you're right. That's the attitude we
should take.