My stance doesn't closely match either of the above.
Humans have free will. This includes the right to make mistakes and experience consequences.
Voting for a leader whose actions increase climate change and decrease government's ability to respond to disasters was a choice. It was the free will of Americans en masse, but particularly in southern states, to make that choice. Twice.
And it is my free will how to spend my time, energy, and attention. If I were to exert my efforts to protect people from experiencing the results of their choices, it would rob them of the opportunity to learn. So when disaster hits the southern states, I am inclined to focus on mitigating climate change, or on supporting environmental recovery efforts, rather than on rescuing humans. Each activist has to decide which causes to work on, because nobody can do all of them.
Of course some people are harmed or killed by the poor life choices of their neighbors. That's climate change all around. Generally rich people reap the benefits and poor people suffer the costs. It doesn't matter how much work someone does on the environment, they are still stuck on the planet with lunatics and will suffer the problems even though it's not their choice or their fault.
Also, contrast voting which is a choice with other things which are not choices. Being black, female, queer -- those aren't choices. Letting people suffer because of innate traits is wrong.
Each activist, or group of activists, needs to define their sphere of influence and target audience. If that's "help everyone," fine, there are groups who do that. But it's not popular in America, and in fact is increasingly illegal as the government tries to attack "immigrants" -- or more realistically, everyone who isn't white enough. Look at a state like Texas, which has a significant number of people the government dislikes mixed with its own supporters. So how long before the authorities raid the aid stations to disappear the people they dislike? That endangers everyone. But! It's also not currently legal to make your charity Whites Only. A dilemma. People will work out their own responses to that based on their stances.
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Humans have free will. This includes the right to make mistakes and experience consequences.
Voting for a leader whose actions increase climate change and decrease government's ability to respond to disasters was a choice. It was the free will of Americans en masse, but particularly in southern states, to make that choice. Twice.
And it is my free will how to spend my time, energy, and attention. If I were to exert my efforts to protect people from experiencing the results of their choices, it would rob them of the opportunity to learn. So when disaster hits the southern states, I am inclined to focus on mitigating climate change, or on supporting environmental recovery efforts, rather than on rescuing humans. Each activist has to decide which causes to work on, because nobody can do all of them.
Of course some people are harmed or killed by the poor life choices of their neighbors. That's climate change all around. Generally rich people reap the benefits and poor people suffer the costs. It doesn't matter how much work someone does on the environment, they are still stuck on the planet with lunatics and will suffer the problems even though it's not their choice or their fault.
Also, contrast voting which is a choice with other things which are not choices. Being black, female, queer -- those aren't choices. Letting people suffer because of innate traits is wrong.
Each activist, or group of activists, needs to define their sphere of influence and target audience. If that's "help everyone," fine, there are groups who do that. But it's not popular in America, and in fact is increasingly illegal as the government tries to attack "immigrants" -- or more realistically, everyone who isn't white enough. Look at a state like Texas, which has a significant number of people the government dislikes mixed with its own supporters. So how long before the authorities raid the aid stations to disappear the people they dislike? That endangers everyone. But! It's also not currently legal to make your charity Whites Only. A dilemma. People will work out their own responses to that based on their stances.