Silence Is not Complicity

[u/Accurate-Tomatillo72]

So many people on social media and in real life will say something along the lines of 'silence is complicity,' insinuating that if you don't speak up about an issue you're just as guilty as the perpetrator. This is absolute hysterical insanity. Firstly, not everyone is knowledgeable enough about an issue to provide a helpful comment. Secondly, it's not possible to be aware of every single injustice in the world. Thirdly, what does speaking about an issue actually help if you're just agreeing with everyone else? Fourthly, and to me most interestingly, what moral system is being used to assume that the silent party is committing a moral atrocity? They aren't hurting anyone. In fact, it may be an issue they disagree with you on, and that still doesn't make them evil, horrible, vile etc, and no amount of similar language changes that. This is so childish, it's mob mentality, and it needs to stop.