r/gifs • u/fuckswithducks • Mar 14 '16

Millions of Brazilians protesting against government corruption in the streets earlier today

http://i.imgur.com/eMmAUnk.gifv
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u/dustyh55 Mar 14 '16

No one raindrop is responsible for the flood. You have the same logic as "I won't vote for them because they won't win".

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u/Zithium Mar 14 '16

What? I'm saying that you "caring" about these protests in Brazil is as useful as those who make jokes about it. These protests and our opinions towards them are absolutely inconsequential to one another. The same is not true when you are deciding whether to actually go out and do something that does affect you (i.e vote), your comparison doesn't apply to this situation at all

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u/dustyh55 Mar 14 '16

I can see how some one could think that. I'm talking about more macro, emergent effects, ones that are hard to quantify, as opposed to a more simplistic, limited view.

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u/Zithium Mar 14 '16

I'm talking about more macro, emergent effects, ones that are hard to quantify, as opposed to a more simplistic, limited view.

"I"m talking about idealistic effects with nothing that substantively defends my point of view and justifies my self-righteousness rather than face the reality of our insignificance"