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When you change yourself, you change the world. You influence those around you. It seems like you'd rather be complacent like the majority. Of course a public messaging board will have people just yapping with little action. The real effort & action is happening locally in your towns and city council meetings. You have to get out there and find those groups that are willing to put in that effort & not be complacent. If there isn't a group, let yourself be the spark. It's exhausting and sucks sometimes but seeing it grow with real change at the local level is beautiful.
Local efforts get crushed by money thats why I went here and other places like this.
Local people listen to easy answers and if you try to tell them why stuff is the way like it is they told me that they don't want to hear it. Those people are happy.
I tried my whole life to change stuff, sacrificed, bleed and nearly died and it still gets worse. I'm done.
So yes, i'd rather be complacent. At least I'm happy.