Liberdade, de acordo com o professor de Ética Global: - ridiculamente pertinente em período eleitoral - [...]Whitlaw stabbed at us with one long bony finger, making his points in the air like a shrike impaling its prey on a thornbush. So the conclusion is inescapable. You are responsible for the actions of your government. It acts in your name. It is your employee. If you dont properly supervise the actions of your employee, youre not owning your responsibility. Youll deserve what you get. Do you know why the government is in the shape it is today? Because you arent doing your job. After all, who elses responsibility could it be? I mean, can you imagine anyone in his right mind deliberately designing such a system? No-no one in his right mind would! The system is continually falling into the hands of those who are willing to manipulate it for short-term gain-because we let them. Someone raised his hand. Whitlaw waved it down. No, not now. He grinned. Im not through `brainwashing you. I know thats what some of you think this is-Ive seen the editorials in the newspapers too, the ones calling for the end of `political indoctrination classes. Let me just say this about that: youll notice Im not telling you what you should be doing. Because I dont know what that is. Its your responsibility to determine it for yourselves-you get to create your own form of participation. Because thats the only real choice you ever get in your whole life -whether or not youre going to participate. You might want to notice that not participating is also a decision-its a decision to be a victim of the consequences. Refuse to handle your own responsibilities and you will get the consequences. Every time! You can count on it. So heres the punch line-pay attention. `Let George do it is not just the slogan of a lazy man-its the credo of the slave. If you want to be taken care of and not have to worry, thats fine; you can join the rest of the cattle. Cattle are comfortable-thats how you recognize them. Just dont complain when they ship you off to the packing plant. Theyve bought and paid for the privilege. You sold it to them. Now if you want to be free, then get this: freedom is not about being comfortable. Its about seizing and using opportunities-and using them responsibly. Freedom is not comfort. Its commitment. Commitment is the willingness to be uncomfortable. The two arent incompatible, but there are damn few free men on welfare. The free man, class, doesnt just survive-he challenges![...] - David Gerrold, A Matter for Men (The War Against the Chtorr, book 1)
Posted on: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 11:13:45 +0000
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