I suspect the reason most people who can't or won't commit to fighting for social justice is because they can't or won't identify why they should fight for social justice.
They're too focused on what they should do.
Then, when they can't figure out what they should do – when they come to understand that there are no definitive answers; when they can't handle the ongoing uncertainty and ambiguity and complexity of what they should do – they decide it's all just too difficult, they peace out of the conversation, and fall back on the serenity and ease that their privilege affords them.
But if they did a little more work to tap into something personal to them, perhaps they would find a deeper motivation, a greater inspiration, a more meaningful purpose and drive.
Perhaps if they could connect themselves to the wider collective social injustice, they would be more connected to fighting for change.
What I do to fight social injustice is write and coach and facilitate and train.
Why I fight social injustice is because my dad attempted suicide twice as a teenager because he was gay, married a woman, had a son, came out as gay, contracted HIV, and died of AIDS at the age of 51.
Why I do my work is to see the humanity in every single person. Including myself.
Why do you do the work?