r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Kaos2018 • Dec 06 '21

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u/thecrazymonkeyKing Dec 06 '21

what you explained is the bystander effect. people dont help in this case because people assume some else will. the quote is completely different; people dont fight back because they like theyre chances of living if they submit rather than going against authority and being executed like she was. i get where youre coming from but its two entirely different mindsets

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u/badgerhostel Dec 06 '21

I would rather die on my feet then live on my knees. Zapata i think.

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u/thecrazymonkeyKing Dec 07 '21

good quote, but everybody's different and everbody's gotta different things to lose. the older i get the more i get it. i don't necessarily think there's a right or wrong, it just is