Introduction
Assuming you are unbiased in circumstances of bad form, you have picked the side of the oppressor. Without a doubt, there are times when we should be indifferent. Being apathetic to suffering is not the same as being indifferent. The time when you should choose a side is when something that matters to you is threatened or attacked.
Assuming you are impartial in circumstances of shamefulness, you have picked the side of the oppressor:
One of the most difficult parts of
being a good human being is having to make decisions based on moral grounds.
When someone stands up for himself, she must face judgment from the society
that she lives in, and that judgment can be incredibly tough to take on if
they decide to take the side of the oppressed.
However, there are many people out
there who are not willing to stand up for what they believe in. It's easy
enough to say that you don't care about the problems of other people, but when
you take it a step further and choose to remain neutral in situations where
injustice is happening all around you, then you become part of the problem. So
if you stay neutral in cases of injustice, then you are choosing the side of
the oppressor.
The following time you see somebody getting harassed or being dealt with unreasonably by another person, recall that you have a decision: You can either go along with them and become another domineering jerk yourself or you can agree with their stance and battle for their benefit.
If you are neutral in
situations like these, then not only are you wasting your time, but you're also
making it easier for those who want to oppress others. So remember: If you are
neutral in situations of injustice, then you have chosen the side of the
oppressor!
If
you are neutral in situations of injustice, then you support the oppressors,
through your inaction. They may not know this, but they can count on it:
You must always take a stand against
injustice, even if the injustices affect people you have never met. You do not
need to be personally affected by an injustice in order to see it and call it
out. If you notice that something unfair is happening to someone else, you can
speak out against it.
You do not need to be a hero or a
warrior in order to make a difference in the world. The smallest act of
kindness can be the biggest difference in someone else's life. With so many
people being affected by injustice every day, don't feel like you have to save
the world. You just have to contribute in your own small way to make things
better for others.
If you notice something unfair,
speak up about it and try to help the person who is suffering from that
injustice. Don't just ignore it and don't just stand by and watch; this will
only hurt the one who is being wronged more than it helps them.
If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you do not offer solidarity to someone being mistreated:
Opposing a person's mistreatment of
another is not the same thing as condoning it. If you are neutral in such
situations, you are not offering solidarity to someone being mistreated. This
shows that you have no empathy for the people involved or for their cause.
If you find yourself neutral in
situations of injustice, first make sure you're not just being lazy — a
positive approach can be hard to maintain, so it pays to get some practice in.
Then consider why you might feel
this way: Maybe you don't identify with one side in the situation, so your
neutral position doesn't seem like a betrayal of your true feelings. Or you're
afraid to take sides because you'll end up upsetting one or both parties. Or
maybe your position is based on false stereotypes about one side or the other —
for example, thinking that if you're "nice" to women who are
mistreating their partners, they will reward you by treating better when they
are alone with you.
Conclusion
The world is a cruel and ugly place, with or without animals. There are many forms of injustice out there, for humans and animals alike, but we must never be silent about the things that we see so that we can fight them. Honoring a rabbit's life, to me, means honoring the lives of all creatures. We should try to make their world as beautiful as possible by doing what we can to stop cruelty whenever it occurs. There are things that each of us can do on an individual level to combat injustice.
It may not seem like much, but could mean the world
to those who suffer under cruelty. So always allow yourself the freedom to
speak your mind when you see something wrong, no matter who it affects. This is
particularly relevant if you are neutral in situations of injustice. And while
it is important to find ways to express ourselves through art and writing, we
must also be committed to action if we truly want to create change in our
world.
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