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In response to "Can I put some words in your mouth? :) "A hero does everything in his power to make sure meaningful change is effected." -- nm" by Beryllium

funnily enough, I had actually typed up a longer response precisely along those lines.

Posted by znufrii Aug 15 '13, 20:28

"A hero does what is necessary to protect the integrity of his actions, and as such, would not render himself accountable to the very system he seeks to challenge."

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I'm not sure about this. Gandhi, for instance, did this - and he was successful in bringing about change -- nm - Roger More Aug 15, 20:32 4
- (And I can also think of a lot of non-heroic people who don't think they should be accountable to systems they dislike) -- nm - Roger More Aug 15, 20:39 3
  - Plenty of people we would classify as non-heroic or even evil, think of themselves as heroes or martyrs ... so your point is very true. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 15, 20:43
  - well then, you can see why I truncated my initial response. :) -- nm - znufrii Aug 15, 20:41
  - Personally, I think it would've been great if he could have stayed hidden and tried to get the NSA to show their hand in finding him ... :) -- nm - Beryllium Aug 15, 20:40

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funnily enough, I had actually typed up a longer response precisely along those lines.

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