10-10-2014, 04:13 AM
activism certainly may have it's beneficial and important accomplishments in the past, though i also tend to be wary of it's affects on individual psychology and group dynamics. not something i have set out to look for and notice, but rather have experienced at close personal proximity here in Puna in the past over an extended period of time on more than one issue.
some of those negatives i have noticed:
exaggerated or romanticized self-victimization, a tendency to be overly and aggressively self-righteous and judgmental, zealotry, feeding anger both internally and externally, a narrowing of outlook and perspective, overly consumed with a single or select few issues or "mission", rationalization of the ends justifying the means, abundant double standard, fixation on us vs. them/group identity http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingroups_and_outgroups, and last but not least... chronically instigating conflict as a matter of habit.
some of those negatives i have noticed:
exaggerated or romanticized self-victimization, a tendency to be overly and aggressively self-righteous and judgmental, zealotry, feeding anger both internally and externally, a narrowing of outlook and perspective, overly consumed with a single or select few issues or "mission", rationalization of the ends justifying the means, abundant double standard, fixation on us vs. them/group identity http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingroups_and_outgroups, and last but not least... chronically instigating conflict as a matter of habit.