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<blockquote data-quote="greybeard" data-source="post: 1103369" data-attributes="member: 18945"><p>There is always an inherent danger to living in a bubble, especially one that is self imposed. Collapse. Take a short break from things that have an undesirable effect on us? That's fine. But placing artificial insulation around us is a recipe for disaster. Events are going to proceed around us whether we are engaged or disengaged, and eventually, a single pin prick will bring that bubble down around us.</p><p>History has shown this many times. The Great Wall of China was circumvented when American gunboats threatened to bombard Shanghai, The Maginot Line was bypassed and made obsolete in 2 days in 1940, the Alps couldn't protect Italy from the allies or the Asian barbarians, The Atlantic Wall of steel and concrete fell before the onslaught at Normandy. And of course, this country has long relied on to oceans to insulate us from the outside world. Dec 1941 and 9-11 showed the fallacy of that kind of thinking.</p><p></p><p>On a more personal level, I refer to these type endeavors as the Ever Shrinking Concentric Circles. "That, is happening way over there--doesn't affect me, slowly changes to "That's happening on the other side of the country--doesn't affect me" then to "That is in the northern part of the state, doesn't matter to me" but, eventually, no matter how hard we try to ignore t, it ends up with us in a tiny little circle that doesn't allow us outside our front door. That's where you have now placed yourself. Inside your own little world, protected by silence and blank screens. </p><p>The crap still rages, but you just don't hear or see it---yet. You will, because no door can remain impenetrable for long. No window can shun the sunlight forever or completely. </p><p></p><p>The other side of that coin, is the selfishness it brings upon us. To disengage from a struggle or fight doesn't mean the battle stops, it just means you have shifted your part of the fight to everyone else that remained engaged. No doubt yo will rejoice when you hear they win, but you will also feel the burning brunt of pain when they lose--it will come flooding in thru your imaginary DMZ regardless of how long you ignore the good fight.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greybeard, post: 1103369, member: 18945"] There is always an inherent danger to living in a bubble, especially one that is self imposed. Collapse. Take a short break from things that have an undesirable effect on us? That's fine. But placing artificial insulation around us is a recipe for disaster. Events are going to proceed around us whether we are engaged or disengaged, and eventually, a single pin prick will bring that bubble down around us. History has shown this many times. The Great Wall of China was circumvented when American gunboats threatened to bombard Shanghai, The Maginot Line was bypassed and made obsolete in 2 days in 1940, the Alps couldn't protect Italy from the allies or the Asian barbarians, The Atlantic Wall of steel and concrete fell before the onslaught at Normandy. And of course, this country has long relied on to oceans to insulate us from the outside world. Dec 1941 and 9-11 showed the fallacy of that kind of thinking. On a more personal level, I refer to these type endeavors as the Ever Shrinking Concentric Circles. "That, is happening way over there--doesn't affect me, slowly changes to "That's happening on the other side of the country--doesn't affect me" then to "That is in the northern part of the state, doesn't matter to me" but, eventually, no matter how hard we try to ignore t, it ends up with us in a tiny little circle that doesn't allow us outside our front door. That's where you have now placed yourself. Inside your own little world, protected by silence and blank screens. The crap still rages, but you just don't hear or see it---yet. You will, because no door can remain impenetrable for long. No window can shun the sunlight forever or completely. The other side of that coin, is the selfishness it brings upon us. To disengage from a struggle or fight doesn't mean the battle stops, it just means you have shifted your part of the fight to everyone else that remained engaged. No doubt yo will rejoice when you hear they win, but you will also feel the burning brunt of pain when they lose--it will come flooding in thru your imaginary DMZ regardless of how long you ignore the good fight. [/QUOTE]
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