No, it really, really doesn't. Stopping to go out of your way to call some random yokel out on something is just lip service to those who might have been offended by said yokel. It's just words. It's something to make oneself look good to the others without putting any actual effort in. Everyone can do that. But let's not pretend that just because one took five seconds to chew out an asshole one can thump their chest and act as if they're "doing their part". (Okay, they can I suppose, but they've really, really, not done anything.)thaluikhain said:So? Doesn't mean you can't do something useful as well as doing that. That makes a big difference.Vegosiux said:Actually, in the part of the post you left out, I explained how there's not a massive difference. It might be worded a bit ambiguously, but the point I was making is that there's no way for vocally expressing opposition to not imply you consider yourself "not like whoever I am verbally opposing".
For example, going with the CoD theme, if I see someone abused for their lack of apparent skill, what does more to help them out? Calling out the person harassing them or tugging on their sleeve and going "Psssst, want me to show you some tricks so that you can serve some humble pie to that moron next time?"
Maybe it's just me and my character, but I think it's more important to adhere to good behavior than it is to explicitly condemn negative behavior. And it saddens me that some would ignore one's good behavior simply because they don't explicitly condemn the assholery of those they might happen to be loosely associated with; or rather that such expression of indignation should be on the "good behavior checklist". It really shouldn't.