If a person wants to drive me crazy, all she has to do is espouse some version of fatalism. The notion that individuals are powerless and have little influence over the course of their lives or that of their community or country. The belief that circumstances are entirely up to fate and pre-determined by invisible forces drives me crazy. I come from an opposite perspective, believing in self-determination and that individuals and groups working together have the power to improve their lives, communities, the country and even the world.
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