The Speculist » Darfur https://blog.speculist.com Live to see it. Thu, 25 Jul 2019 23:07:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 This Doesn't Take Long https://blog.speculist.com/darfur/this-doesnt-tak-2.html https://blog.speculist.com/darfur/this-doesnt-tak-2.html#comments Tue, 24 Oct 2006 09:27:59 +0000 Phil Bowermaster http://localhost/specblog/?p=960 And it is preferable to doing nothing, which is what I am forced to admit has been my default position. Take two minutes out of your day. Or, if for whatever reason you don’t think this is the right approach, take a few minutes and work on something you do consider constructive. (And tell us about it.) I see the logic of this kind of analysis, but ultimately don’t find it persuasive. To stand by and do nothing in the face of genocide because of all the awful criticism that will be thrown one’s way is not leadership. And I’m talking about the US as a whole, not just our president. The argument that taking action would create logisitical challenges to other, more vital, concerns seems more valid but is also less than 100% satisfactory.

I don’t pretend to have all the answers — or any answers, really. But I believe that doing something is better than doing nothing.

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I don’t pretend to have all the answers — or any answers, really. But I believe that doing something is better than doing nothing.

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