What keeps people from speaking out against injustice?
What causes others to speak out?
I've admitted my own silence before. Somehow society has convinced us that speaking out is something to be afraid of.
Shouldn't we more concerned about how people's lives are affected when we *don't* speak out?
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Oh my! Will you please provide the link to this video?
Sadly, I feel I'd be the one who said or did nothing. I'd like to hope that I've learned enough now to speak up, but I don't know. My husband has often told me I would have been a poor excuse of a black person during the civil rights movement. I've always intended to "look the other way" and pretend it wasn't happening. Being Jewish and from Russia, he's encountered these prejudices head on. I know he would've spoken up.
That's why I think relationships are so important, though. I would guess your relationship with your [Jewish/Russian] husband has probably helped you looked at situations much differently. In the video, the girl who was most passionate was passionate because her friend is Muslim. That's why I feel so strongly about interacting with each other on a regular basis. It helps us learn from each other.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqbQWxHIn4U
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