> Ali wrote:
>
>> >...Don't we all want to make a difference in our community in some way..even
>> if it is a small
>> >contribution?
>
>> > I am learning that people can't react when there is no plan and they are
>> unsure about what to do.
>
>> >Why would someone think they couldn't make a difference in preventing crime?
>> Have we been
>> >reduced to feeling powerless?
>
> Cynicism, indifference (or the expectation that others¹ will deal with/fix
> the problems). I, personally, don¹t believe there is a collective we.¹
> Rather, there is you, him, her, some of them, some of us, and so on. I think
> it is a bit naïve and idealistic to think otherwise. Not that we¹ don¹t want
> things to be better¹ and safer....
>
> -linda
> (a sometimes indifferent cynic)
>
