Is it possible to be a passive activist?
November 7th, 2007 by jeanpassive: 1. suffering action, acted upon. 2. offering no opposition; submissive. 3a. not active; inert.
activism: vigorous action to further a cause, noun: activist
The dictionary definitions suggest that at best, passive activism is an uneasy balance of opposites. Daily life and observation imply that enormous segments of the population fall into this category of activism.
It’s a lot easier to send Greenpeace a cheque every month than it is to hang suspended 42 metres above an icy cold river.
Greenpeace activists hang Stop the Tar Sands banners above the North Saskatchewan river in Edmonton. Photo courtesy of Greenpeace.