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Does society treat you the way you want it to, or are there some things that could use a tweak here and there? Do people judge you without even knowing you? Do you feel oppressed? Are you a victim? Have you been abused, raped, taken advantage of? What do you care about? Do you care about anything? What's it like in the shoes you're in? Do you hate labels? Who decides what's right and wrong? Is it okay for men to do "men things" and women to do "women things?" Do gender roles even exist? Did you judge me for saying men before women? Are having firearms a problem? Those terrorists, how can we stop 'em? Do you support a cause? Do you stand for something? Do you stand for anything?! What rights do animals have? Should we eat them? Should we breed them? Why do people propagate porn? Are you trying to help stop it? How? Are you part of a group trying to be heard? Or is it just you? Who do you follow? What do you share? What do you like? Last year’s news reported hate crimes, church shootings, so you like the post. You see a page about human trafficking and that's bad so you put a sad face. And when you're really moved by pictures of orphan refugees living and dying in the streets, you share it. Twelve people like it, two sad faces. Who cares? Obviously you don't. This sinister cyclical web like a whirlpool puts out the fire of activism as if the cause was just hot air even the brightest balloon can be deflated and each cause--sedated. The passive "like" just consoles your conscience so your conscious mind might forget the influence. Don't matter the party or political position, liberal, conservative or new or used "ism." It's a lazy move--social slacktivism. 'Cause mindless multitudes of Facebook freaks devouring their feed like indiscriminate starving swine look more like "millions of mouthless dead" than supporting a cause. Supporting a cause?!! You really think you've made a difference? How many shares until somebody does something? Until something changes? How many likes will it take to stop racism? To stop hate crimes? Rape, abuse, violence, you name it - there will NEVER be enough likes. So. You’ve got a cause worth fighting for. #No one cares
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