2.11.2006

Forget the Navajo, abolish the death penalty.

Forget the death penalty, find the cure for aids.

Forget the cure for aids, end global warming.

Forget global warming, fix the welfare system.

Forget the welfare system, get me a glass of milk.

Forget your milk, disassemble all the nuclear arms.

Forget the nuclear arms, and everything else you can think of


I try to demonstrate two things: first, that putting down one worthy cause in order to try and elevate another is always a bad idea, because the other can be put down just as easily by someone with a small enough mind. To attempt to raise someone's concern for one issue by belittling another has the effect of numbing that person to any concern at all, - it's counterproductive in the long run. Second, it's not necessary to put down any cause - I want a glass of milk and nuclear disarmament. I'll get a drink when I'm thirsty, and I'll do what I can for disarmament when it's possible and appropriate for me to do that.