CitizenErased
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[What is toxic to society is unrealistic idealism, like passifism for example; it's just not congruent with reality. Neither is opening a country's borders to anyone who wants to walk in without detrimental consequences to that nation's security and economy. Expecting gun-free zones to keep people safe from armed criminals who disregard the law is also an unrealistic ideal.[/QUOTE]
"Unrealistic pacifism" is not congruent with reality, indeed. That's why it's unrealistic. There's no realistic idealism per se, because if we dream of whatever already being the way it is, it's not idealism. Having said that, I understand that it has to be in terms that can be achievable, otherwise it's just science fiction. But I rarely see how science fiction can be harmful. I hate armies, guns, bombs, and if I could, I'd go to live in the middle of the forest, having my own vegetables to eat, surrounded by people who want to live in peace, and that, A) doesn't harm anyone, B) doesn't mean I'm oblivious to the reality others are living, and C) I don't know why every country "should be" like the US. I live in a country that, with its handful of problems, promotes the cultural exchange, where military service is optional, where there are free clinics and hospitals, free education, where we don't need armies except for celebrating the Independence anniversary or such. And just because I understand opinions I don't respect, I'm going to end this paragraph here.
What it's toxic to society is living in fear, is the reality in itself: bombs, wars, women being bought and sold like cattle, organ traffic, corruption, ambition etc. Those who never chose to live in a world like that have the choice to change it or avoid it. And it's harmless.
"Unrealistic pacifism" is not congruent with reality, indeed. That's why it's unrealistic. There's no realistic idealism per se, because if we dream of whatever already being the way it is, it's not idealism. Having said that, I understand that it has to be in terms that can be achievable, otherwise it's just science fiction. But I rarely see how science fiction can be harmful. I hate armies, guns, bombs, and if I could, I'd go to live in the middle of the forest, having my own vegetables to eat, surrounded by people who want to live in peace, and that, A) doesn't harm anyone, B) doesn't mean I'm oblivious to the reality others are living, and C) I don't know why every country "should be" like the US. I live in a country that, with its handful of problems, promotes the cultural exchange, where military service is optional, where there are free clinics and hospitals, free education, where we don't need armies except for celebrating the Independence anniversary or such. And just because I understand opinions I don't respect, I'm going to end this paragraph here.
What it's toxic to society is living in fear, is the reality in itself: bombs, wars, women being bought and sold like cattle, organ traffic, corruption, ambition etc. Those who never chose to live in a world like that have the choice to change it or avoid it. And it's harmless.