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wroteurname
09/14/09, 02:28 PM
What do the fine citizens of AP think are the most important parts of citizenship? (need to interview 10 people on this topic for a class, I figured this was easier than talking to people)
ted is lying
09/14/09, 02:38 PM
Bob Saget?
yves.
09/14/09, 02:57 PM
those who make CITIZENS' ARRESTS!
wroteurname
09/14/09, 02:59 PM
those who make CITIZENS' ARRESTS!

Community activism? Sounds good.
yves.
09/14/09, 03:05 PM
yeah actually, community and political activism - including voting, volunteering, writing to your representatives and all. giving back to the community by donating clothing and food to homeless shelters and associations that help out with those kinds of things, and doing selfless actions in general.
GeeBee
09/14/09, 03:28 PM
WHAT A BUNCH OF PINKO COMMIES IN HERE!

/sarcasm.
jmirand1
09/14/09, 04:06 PM
yeah actually, community and political activism - including voting, volunteering, writing to your representatives and all. giving back to the community by donating clothing and food to homeless shelters and associations that help out with those kinds of things, and doing selfless actions in general.

And being a goody two shoes, apparently!
yves.
09/14/09, 04:10 PM
there's a difference between being a good citizen and being a good person in general.
saysmydoctor
09/14/09, 08:03 PM
I foresee a Platonian conceptual argument.
Josh Weinstein
09/14/09, 09:02 PM
A person who uses his or her efforts for the benefit of the community (despite Rush Limbaugh's criticism of this past 9/11 of community involvement... the dude is hella-crazy).
wroteurname
09/14/09, 09:05 PM
Thanks for the contributions!
saysmydoctor
09/14/09, 09:08 PM
(Seriously, read Plato's Republic, it addresses this in some ways.)
joeag1985
09/14/09, 09:12 PM
(Seriously, read Plato's Republic, it addresses this in some ways.)

Good call.
saysmydoctor
09/14/09, 09:16 PM
I should add: you won't enjoy it. At least, I didn't. Hahah.
macabre
09/14/09, 10:34 PM
I should add: you won't enjoy it. At least, I didn't. Hahah.


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/dc/Platon-2b.jpg

As long as a philosopher is in control, tyranny isn't that bad.
nerdvglc
09/15/09, 01:44 AM
i think the best way you can be a great citizen, in my view of the term, is to do all you can to not be a drain on society.