Doing Something
Prescribing an intervention when you don’t actually understand the scope of the problem nor the possible adverse effects of such intervention is sheer idiocy and likely to cause even more harm.
I wish our culture wasn’t so keen on “doing something” just for the sake of doing something.
(crossposted on Facebook)
People keep saying “we’ve got to do something” like we’re not already guarding our borders, our ports, our airports and not already aiding our allies.1
No one is recommended total and complete non-action.2
Maybe the problem is that what we’re already doing is ineffective and we don’t really know what would be effective.3
Maybe have to figure out what would be effective instead of doing even more of the same, only bigger and with more guns and explosives.4
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People say "we've got to do something" like we're not already guarding our borders, ports, and airports or aiding our allies…
— Victor Ganata (@aswang) November 16, 2015 -
No one is prescribing total and complete non-action….
— Victor Ganata (@aswang) November 16, 2015 -
Maybe the problem is that what we're *already doing* is ineffective and we don't really know what would be effective.
— Victor Ganata (@aswang) November 16, 2015 -
Maybe we have to figure out what *would be* effective instead of doing even more of the same, only bigger and with more guns and explosives.
— Victor Ganata (@aswang) November 16, 2015