Necessary Evils
I used to believe somewhat in the notion of a necessary evil. The idea that for the world to really work people needed to compromise and let some "necessary evils" in.
I don't believe in necessary evils anymore.
This doesn't mean that I view the world in only black and white now. It means that you need to actually stand up for what you believe in. Getting something you want accompanied by something you disagree with isn't accepting a necessary evil. It's a cop out to what you believe in.
Compromises are different than necessary evils. Compromises involve the lessoning of the extent of something so that all sides will agree. Necessary evils involve tacking a bunch of garbage onto something so both sides agree. Necessary evils are what lazy people do, compromises are what people who want to promote change do.
I don't believe in necessary evils anymore.
This doesn't mean that I view the world in only black and white now. It means that you need to actually stand up for what you believe in. Getting something you want accompanied by something you disagree with isn't accepting a necessary evil. It's a cop out to what you believe in.
Compromises are different than necessary evils. Compromises involve the lessoning of the extent of something so that all sides will agree. Necessary evils involve tacking a bunch of garbage onto something so both sides agree. Necessary evils are what lazy people do, compromises are what people who want to promote change do.
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