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This quote is a bit sensational. I get the point, but shaming people who mind their own business and keep politics out of literally everything? They should be championed. Maybe if we had more of those kinds of people we wouldn’t be so screwed as a society.
No, your attitude is exactly backwards. Those people are perhaps the most callously evil of all, arguably even more harmful to society than the fascist partisans themselves, because they're the ones who let them get away with it!
If you think that quote is "sensational," how about MLK's thoughts on the same topic?
Some people just want to live their lives looking after their families. The idea that someone who wants to mind their own business being evil is a sad world view. I’m not suggesting that fascism should be ignored but what would you have me do? Take up arms and shoot my neighbors?
Too bad. You live in a society, which comes with responsibilities. You are not entitled to ignore evil being done in your name.
In what way is "best not to step in while my neighbors are getting bagged" not ignoring fascism?
This guy would be fine with his neighbour murdering and barbequing people right next door. "Best not to get involved - I just ignore the screams at night, they don't last that long."