Social Consciousness Quotes

“In the end we will remember not the words of our enemies...but the silence of our friends.

- Martin Luther King, Jr.”
― Mark Long, The Silence of Our Friends

“If your social consciousness seems stuck in 1975, 2014 is gonna be a rough ride.”
― John Scalzi

“It’s not the word that’s important, it’s the right to say any word you want to and to form any sentence you want to, that’s the point and once they start to legally restrict what we can say and what we can’t say then we are on a slippery slope to authoritarianism.”

“We’re talking about racists,” said Karen.

“No one should be allowed to be racist,” said Mark.

“But that’s not down to the Government or the courts,” said Rob desperately, “that should be down to us, we should make it difficult for people to be racist, we should frown upon such language and activity, it should be by peer pressure that we stop people from being abusive and unpleasant, not down to the Government.”

“Why not?” demanded Karen, “they make the laws so it’s down to them to make the punishments.”

“It’s not about punishment,” pressed Rob, “it’s about morality and social conscience, it’s about standing up for what’s right versus moral laziness, it’s about courage versus cowardice.”
― Arun D. Ellis, Daydream Believers

“Once we know, we’re empowered.”
― Elevia DeNobelia, Syl Sabastian

“Too many people don’t care what happens so long as it doesn’t happen to them.”
― William Howard Taft

“How many human beings have to die before some people understand the gravity of the situation?”
― Wayne Gerard Trotman

“The Kony campaign us an example of how powerful 'slacktivisim' can be, and demonstrates that, with enough worldwide awareness and social pressure, movements like this one have the power to make politicians move. It also makes the ignorant less so. No-one knew who Kony was before the campaign. The atrocities were happening, and it wasn't even a blip on the social consciousness radar. It's encouraging that there's a way to spread information like this so quickly.”
― Charlie Caruso, Understanding Y

“Following trends on social media will not lead to social consciousness.”
― Carlos Wallace

“Communism is a utopian view of history, because the impossible is necessary for its realization. In essence, this requires a high level of social consciousness and morality as the ultimate goal in the historical progress of mankind.”
― Elmar Hussein

“As I get older I can see the patterns, the ugly corporate face behind the great machine. The sad and over competitive urge to be "loved or liked" on social media platforms exploited by their creators to create a frenzy of human need & desperate want. The system is an absolute con constantly exposing it's users (victims) to self identification and gratification only if they can collect enough followers to make themselves feel popular or complete. Instagram for example is an absolute shit show offering you the opportunity to purchase more exposure and get more likes.

I'm sorry but ... is this really the 21st century?
Are we becoming an " advanced" civilization?

No. This is the inevitable "white noise" of capitalist conformity playing upon human desires & emotions
just looking to make another mil. And its disgusting.”
― R.M. Engelhardt, R A W: POEMS R.M. ENGELHARDT