Ryan Meagher: Post# 4

I believe it is unfair to say universally that if your not a part of the solution then you are a part of the problem. Let's look at that in a historical sense. Would you say that a German family who refused to let a Jewish family hide out in their house were partially responsible for the Holocaust? Thats ridiculous and ignorant. Is it really the families fault that if they let the family in, they might all die? Sometimes people aren't strong enough to contribute to the solution and therefore not being a part of the solution is not being a contributor to the problem. That is something that people from upper class areas need to understand, not everyone can act. Not every family can buy a brand new hybrid and get solar panels on their roof to help curb global warming. Being poor doesn't mean your a part of the problem in that case.

What I mean by this is that people shouldn't be ignorant as to why people can't always help out. Though another theme I brought out is that if your not in any sort of danger or economical hindrance by helping, then what is stopping you from trying put an end to something you think is terrible. For example, while the police in India have the power to shut Mumtez's operation down, they don't. Its terrible that these police officers are at no risk of getting in trouble by turning Mumtez in, though they refuse to tell because of the economic incentive of remaining secret. While these people are clearly part of the problem, its hard to say that those that aren't directly involved with the trade are a part of the problem. I think thats just insane.