RE: Is "Be the part of the change you want to see in the world!" bullshit?
February 3, 2024 at 12:05 am
(February 2, 2024 at 11:46 pm)Ahriman Wrote:(February 2, 2024 at 11:35 pm)Belacqua Wrote: I think that's exactly right. We can hope that setting an example helps -- though in the end who knows. I hope that good parents, good teachers, etc. still have an effect, even if Hollywood usually teaches the opposite.
I'm pretty sure that everything I'm saying here was modeled for me by my parents.
They don't. Hollywood is right. It's a disgusting reality, but there you go.
Admiral at Earth HQ: Handsome Spaceship Captain! The Alien is too strong! Retreat and return to Earth immediately! This is a direct order!
Handsome Spaceship Captain: No can do Admiral! [switches off radio] OK, crew, I'm going after that alien! Who's with me?
Crew: Yeah!
[Handsome Spaceship Captain meets alien, has a fistfight, defeats alien through superior use of violence]
Admiral at Earth HQ: You've done it, Handsome Spaceship Captain! You're a hero! Here's a medal!
8-Year-Old Boy watching at home: I have learned that we succeed by disobedience and the use of violence.
