I know that I am going to sound fictional when I write this, but sometimes I think the most positive thing we can do is dream. I hear daily about inequality, oppression, race, sexual orientation, loneliness and people divided. I read of people involved in causes that DO matter saying things that if they thought about it just for a moment, would realize that these words actually hurt their cause. "why aren't there more women involved in blah blah blah?" "when do the oppressed get to be represented?" "where is the diversity in this?"....
Everyone in this country DOES have a voice. Everyone in this country CAN make a difference. Everyone in this country has someone that will speak out for them!!! Does it occur to people that we are all HUMANS? We all deserve to be heard and when I stand up and talk or type about issues, I am not simply standing for myself or as a women or a mother. I am standing up as a citizen of Canada, wanting to protect and give hope to every Canadian. Whether they are man, woman, child, black, white, christian, jewish, heterosexual, homosexual, rich, poor, isolated or needed. Everyone in this country has equal rights and equal opportunity. If you can not speak up for something you believe in, have someone else speak up for you. But don't think that just because you stood quietly, that you are being oppressed. We all have the tools, and it is our choice how to use them.
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People fear the consequences of their actions and so they do not act. They seem to forget that there are consequences for not acting.
In a country like Canada where we have the freedom of choice and freedom of speech, it is every Canadian's right and responsibility to stand up and speak their minds. Democracy requires all citizens to participate (voting, running for Parliament, volunteering for parties) in order for it to properly work.
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