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Originally Posted by GGG
That's only because you have defined in your head activism as something negative.
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No, not at all. Activism can be very positive. What I am doing is hardly activism. I am going to a townhall to ask questions of MY representative in congress to speak to issues which he is not representing the best interests of his constituents. Me thinks you should look up the definition of activism. I see no where do I vigorously campaign for change. I want my congressman to take ownership of his position on these important issues, in a public arena, so he will then have to rightfully answer to the people for his decisions, which are looking to be counter the well being of his constituents. If he proves to be a ######bag and refuses to be representative of the people, then I might get a little activist in the future.
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Speaking truth to power sounds like a message straight out of a protest movement
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Speaking truth to power is a term coined in the 1950s by Quakers, promoting pacifism and the belief that love can overcome hatred and prejudice. It has become the term to use to speak to those in positions of authority, especially those who are perceived as being abusive of that authority. The term was later co-opted by Gen. H.R. McMaster as the theme for his book
Dereliction of Duty where he wrote about the military having a responsibility to speak the truth about military operations in the face of the civilian power in politics. It has been a long standing tradition in the United States that the people have the right to question those in government.