And even if I knew, beyond a shadow of a doubt, who the ‘good guys’ and ‘bad guys’ are in these distant foreign conflicts, I do not have the power to do anything about it.
the most immediate contention most people would have that comes to mind is whether or not this assertion is accurate, particularly if you live in the united states or another country in which the country’s foreign policy is (more or less) determined by democratic elections. you can quibble with however small or large the influence actually is, but i think most people would agree that even as an individual you have some ability to influence the foreign policy of such countries (we didn’t start the war on terror or eventually leave afghanistan in a vacuum, after all) and therefore you do actually have the power to do something, it would simply be a matter of mobilizing to achieve it.
the most immediate contention most people would have that comes to mind is whether or not this assertion is accurate, particularly if you live in the united states or another country in which the country’s foreign policy is (more or less) determined by democratic elections. you can quibble with however small or large the influence actually is, but i think most people would agree that even as an individual you have some ability to influence the foreign policy of such countries (we didn’t start the war on terror or eventually leave afghanistan in a vacuum, after all) and therefore you do actually have the power to do something, it would simply be a matter of mobilizing to achieve it.