tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762876331216022973.post7402959331687951977..comments2009-07-08T23:56:28.958-07:00Comments on The Life Of A Pragmartist: Living In Lost Angeles Four Days After One Day Before The Fourth of JulyAaron Sydney Goldenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684640190165223600noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762876331216022973.post-91307346473886954192009-07-08T23:56:28.958-07:002009-07-08T23:56:28.958-07:00you could adopt ayn rand's objectivism and tha...you could adopt ayn rand's objectivism and that would justify everything you do as an individual. i have two good friends who do that and it's sickening how content they are with some pretty evil behavior. they're also raging zionists which is a pretty clear indication they're not right about things.<br /><br />also, 9/11? not over consumption. it was imperialism and terrorism, dude. maybe they're linked, but not directly. they would call that counter terrorism.Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17256260719679205490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2762876331216022973.post-1105039580859684972009-07-08T07:18:56.888-07:002009-07-08T07:18:56.888-07:00You can't change it all in one go. Make thoug...You can't change it all in one go. Make thoughtful consumption choices but realize that you didn't build society as it is. Advocate, politicize, agitate, write, all those things are great, but you have your own life to live too. Feeling shitty about the plight of the planet 24-7 is just going to ruin your own life and it will NOT fix the problem. In fact, it's likely the opposite as it will make your own efforts to enact change less successful. Nobody listens to hippie vegetarians...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10742521220401073700noreply@blogger.com