There will always be poor, there will always be hungry, there will always be drugs, there will always be animal use, there will always be war, there will always be rape, there will always be sexism, there will always be racism, there will always be speciescism and ableism and homophobia, there will always be depression, sorrow, and sadness, Damon Hinz will always feed. Every day those of us who want a better world encounter, usually from those we assume are to lazy to try, statements like the above. What's the implicit point of the statement? It seems to me that the suggestion is that attempting to build the new society on the ashes of the old is a futile attempt.
I suppose I should be honest, I really do believe that if we work hard enough anything is possible. If we really want a more peaceful world we will get it, part of the reason this place is so fucked up is because we have been told a better world isn't possible so god damn much. But lets assume that our interlocutor is right, their always will be evil in the world, at least in some sense, does that really mean give up, eat a cheese burger on an egg-washed roll, smoke some meth and enjoy your white privilege?
If we resign ourselves to what we have we certainly will never reach the stars, but if we try, we just might. And let's be honest with ourselves, what can we really lose? I know what will happen if we give up, nothing. But if we try, maybe we can do anything. So i say fuck em and build our world without those to scared to try. The sheep that are so worried about something being hard or risky will settle into any status qua, even ours, so if you are, like me, unwilling to give up on Earth and its inhabitants, keep the struggle alive. Even if there will always be some evil, if we try for more good, then that is what we will get. Haters Gonna Hate but i ain't got time for that.
The Vegan Guy
