Civic Virtue

Of course! I think a little goes a long way! It’s one thing to do something repeatedly but when others take notice and adopt this behavior themselves, that’s where it takes off. Take kindness for example. Having the basic human decency to do things like being sincerely and genuinely polite and considerate of those around you lets them feel better about you and their day. Often times when someone treats you kindly, you’ll feel good about that interaction because you feel seen and like you matter, and not in a way where you feel overly exposed because someone rudely shoulder-c…  Read morehecked you or loudly berated you for something you didn’t mean to do. If you feel good, then chances are you’ll try to make others feel the same. In the context of politics, I think that spreading awareness about what’s going on and advocating for some course of action is most like this. Especially in an age where people can more easily be heard on social media platforms, by making a statement about a political issue and attempting to rally a community for a good cause, you can see some decent results part of the time. Take what’s happening with the recent uproar about the genocide against Palestinians. I’ve seen countless influencers make calls to boycott companies like Starbucks and McDonald’s who were actively supporting the IDF with supplies and thus supporting the Palestinian genocide. To some degree this worked but not everyone knows about what’s going on, is committed for long enough, or cares about what’s going on. It takes perseverance in talking about the situation and advocating for change by examples like boycotting to truly take effect.

I think the intentional practice of empathy can certainly create significant change over time

I possess the trait to research how the government works and look into the candidates in an election before I vote for them, which I think helps me make more informed decisions about the people I vote for.

less governmet control in all perspectives gives more power to the people which is exactly what the founding fathers intended. i think the streets should be more based on the concept **** around and find out between citezens and less about government involvement.

Yes, I believe that individuals have the ability to make a greater impact on society than governmental policies. I feel like it depends on the unity of individuals and our strength as a community.

Yes, individuals should be responsible for contributing towards social reform, government policies are only there if people follow them.

I've had to make sacrifices to like losing friends and relationships.

Must stay strong to ones own principles espically in terms of religion

Empathy is extremely important, and severely lacking in modern society

They strongly believe in doing what they perceive to be righteous

I apologized after accidently running into somebody and made a new friend because of it

Some people have given me advice worth more than money at the time.

If someone had truly done something wrong then you speak up. If it is something harmful to themselves or another person it is considered truly bad. If it's based on survival and isn't harmful, it isn't bad to remain silent.

The importance of community in putting people's and government's efforts to create the perfect economic and conditions to live

Kindness is contagious and is essential to forming community

I believe that everyone should have the traits of kindness and happiness to better society.

That there should be more government invloved so we have less taxes

I cannot remember a recent time I outwardly supported a fellow classmate/peer because the opportunity had not arisen to me.