| ▲ | jonahx an hour ago | |
> Until people believe, nothing will change. I'm with you here. > When they believe, everything will change. Taken literally, this is absurd. Belief might be necessary for change, but it's not sufficient! > That's why there is so much impetus toward despair. Sometimes people really are in hopeless situations. It seems cruel to blame their despair on not believing enough. | ||
| ▲ | danaris an hour ago | parent [-] | |
> Taken literally, this is absurd. Belief might be necessary for change, but it's not sufficient! I don't read this as "if you just believe, you can do anything!", but rather "when the populace as a whole starts believing that they can fight back against an oppressive minority, they can definitely do that." | ||