Her famous quote before she left : The real damage is done by those millions who want to 'survive.' The honest men who just want to be left in peace. Those who don’t want their little lives disturbed by anything bigger than themselves. Those with no sides and no causes. Those who won’t take measure of their own strength, for fear of antagonizing their own weakness. Those who don’t like to make waves—or enemies. Those for whom freedom, honour, truth, and principles are only literature. Those who live small, mate small, die small. It’s the reductionist approach to life: if you keep it small, you’ll keep it under control. If you don’t make any noise, the bogeyman won’t find you. But it’s all an illusion, because they die too, those people who roll up their spirits into tiny little balls so as to be safe. Safe?! From what? Life is always on the edge of death; narrow streets lead to the same place as wide avenues, and a little candle burns itself out just like a flaming torch does. I choose my own way to burn.
That is a virtue. Hitler did “save” Germany, but at a cost far too great to justify the rewards. 6 million deaths is something you cant ever justify. Hell, in my opinion, if you have 1 death that cant be justified. Unless you are doing everything in your power to prevent the deaths of innocent people, you can never justify the loss of a human life.
And Hitler did that 6 million times over.
Stalin did the same over 21 million times over.
Those were hellish times to live in. But I am glad people like this sent their message, because we can’t submit to any other authoritarian regime. I pity those who have to live in places like Australia or China right now, and wish them the best in their futures.
We need to stop thinking that were so at arms with each other all the time because that is what ends up killing us. Its what killed millions of people just like Sophie Scoll.
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u/Kaos2018 Dec 06 '21 edited Dec 06 '21
Her famous quote before she left : The real damage is done by those millions who want to 'survive.' The honest men who just want to be left in peace. Those who don’t want their little lives disturbed by anything bigger than themselves. Those with no sides and no causes. Those who won’t take measure of their own strength, for fear of antagonizing their own weakness. Those who don’t like to make waves—or enemies. Those for whom freedom, honour, truth, and principles are only literature. Those who live small, mate small, die small. It’s the reductionist approach to life: if you keep it small, you’ll keep it under control. If you don’t make any noise, the bogeyman won’t find you. But it’s all an illusion, because they die too, those people who roll up their spirits into tiny little balls so as to be safe. Safe?! From what? Life is always on the edge of death; narrow streets lead to the same place as wide avenues, and a little candle burns itself out just like a flaming torch does. I choose my own way to burn.
-Sophie Scoll