Where does apathy come from?

Apathy. Where does it come from? Why do some people feel compelled to act, whatever that may mean, while others turn away, and pretend everything is as it was before a war or any other crisis? You see it a lot with people around the world either ignoring or justifying Hamas atrocities. People you wouldn’t expect to have it in them almost giving you an evil grin when talking about terrorists. It’s as if something has possessed them and their true selves can no longer hide behind a mask of civility and sanity anymore. It’s as if they are cheering evil on.

You see the same mindset with Ukraine and Russia, of course. People you wouldn’t expect suddenly deny Russian atrocities are real or try to morally equivocate, parroting Trump that Ukraine shouldn’t have started this war. People you thought were somewhat rational beings turn out to be mediocre-minded monsters who enjoy the reality show of mayhem and murder.

I talk to all sorts of people and normalcy bias plays a big role in apathy. We assume there’s some force, the powers that be if you, will, and they are going to fix the world for us. We just need to go about our lives. Stability is the word they often use, not realizing the stable world is gone (if it ever existed, maybe only in their minds) and we need to get used to it. Anyone who threatens that stability must be kept at bay – and by threatening, I mean doing anything to help those hurt by senseless violence. By helping those who need it, you remind those ”stability-loving” types that the world isn’t stable at all. That they are living in a bubble. And these people even hate you for it.

People who help Ukraine in any way might get called warmongers. It doesn’t matter what kind of help we’re talking about – even psychologically helping the victims of the war. It’s a twised and selfish mindset, yet there are many who believe aggression is never the answer – no matter the consequences. Projection and deflection – these people love projecting their own flaws onto others. They are going to call you selfish when they know full well you’re not the selfish one here.

Then, there are those who are going to say not to help because it might bring danger upon those who help. A regime might target you, a terror group might targer you, so keep your head down and don’t do anything. You get the idea. ”Don’t write this article, the Kremlin might come after you” or ”Don’t help Hamas victims, what if Hamas targets you, too?” The question arises: is this really concern or envy masked as a concern because we are doing something, anything, while they slither in the shadows like cowards and they know it?

Then, there are those who secretly cooperate with the enemy. Why? Ideology, envy, money, love, who knows. That’s why it’s a good idea to scan your social circle and ask yourself: in an event of a crisis, who’s going to sell me out and who’s going to be on my side? Answer that question truthfully, even if the conclusions you come to are painful.

Don’t share your answer with anyone, of course.

The only exception are those who have been brainwashed by the enemy – now, there are scholars who say Stockholm Syndrome doesn’t exist. That you can’t truly brainwash someone by torturing them over a long period of time. I don’t know. History seems to show many examples of people, even nations, that have been thought re-formed.

So, keep doing what you’re doing. The ones trying to stop you, the ones laughing at you for being a sucker because you help and don’t get paid a lot for it, are going to face God one day and, something tells me, God’s going to make sure they are the butt of jokes in their next life.