Does evil persist when good people do nothing?
The answer matters, even if cousin June Bug might disagree
Dr. Jonathan Flowers, a philosophy professor at American University, replied to a user on Bluesky with this: ‘every white person is potentially an agent of white supremacy unless they are actively resisting its lure.’ In other words, if you do nothing to actively oppose bad behavior, your inaction allows that behavior to continue. Doing nothing tacitly …
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