Posted on 10/25/2009 10:18:12 PM PDT by stolinsky
Charles Bronson is dead. But if he were still with us, where would he find roles to play? Now many movie heroes are cartoon characters like Spiderman, or magical characters like Harry Potter. Young people may be entertained, but they cannot emulate such fantasy heroes.
Many people have become pacifists. They sit on the sidelines of life, watching with smug indifference. They are apathetic spectators, both in our struggle against violent criminals at home, and in our war against terrorists abroad. Many people have been taught not that they should fight evil, but that it is evil to fight.
But how can civilization be advanced, or even preserved, by such people?
But how can civilization be advanced, or even preserved, by such people?
Both short, *and* long answer to the question, it cannot be either advanced, or preserved by such. It is, as you say, "Death Wish for a Civilization"...
the infowarrior
Actually, the Harry Potter series stresses that you cannot sit back and let evil triumph even when your cause seems hopeless. The central message is to do what is right regardless of your chances...
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