I’m a little confused today.
My human says that rules are necessary for order and that we must
respect authority. She also says that
there are times when you must rise up against authority because the people in
those positions are abusing their power.
My question is: When? When do we stand up against it and when do we
respect it?
Shasta says that it comes down to one simple thing. If the people in power are using that power
to further their own interests, or those of friends and family, instead of for
the good of the community, that is when we are supposed to stand up and fight
against them. OK, that makes sense.
My human says that even when we take a stand, we must do it in
the proper way. She says that we can’t
just accuse those people of doing bad things, but that we must KNOW they are
and be able to prove it. She says that
we should tell everyone we can and show them the evidence when asked for
it. She says that we look foolish if we
just start saying things and can’t back up what we are saying.
My human also says that it ain’t just those politics people
that abuse their power but those news type people too. She says that’s why smart people don’t listen
to them anymore and do their own research.
I’m not sure what research is, but I do know that my human spends a lot
of time reading things from lots of different places even though it’s all about
the same thing. She says I shouldn’t
take what somebody says as gospel just because they are on TV or in government,
but that I should read about it myself and then make up my own mind.
So let me get this straight.
It ain’t enough to just bark about it, I have to prove what I’m saying
or I look like a goof ball with no clue.
I know I’m just a puppy and like to chew up my human’s shoes (even
though I know I shouldn’t), but that seems right to me. What do y’all think?
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