By Who Do You Stand With

You might think you know who you support. Whether it be that charity foundation, the local farmers, or some organization. What it be, most people are unaware that they support more than they realize.

When you support someone, it can be very simple. It can look like going to a website, watching a television show, standing up or sitting down, opening your mouth or shutting it. It can be a big action, but most of the time, it will just be a very slight action. Whatever it be, no matter seemingly insignificant, it’s support.

There are so many ways to support something or someone, that most of the time, people are blissfully unaware of the results of their actions.

There are two ways to support something. The first would be thinking you know what you support, and the other would be not realizing what you support. Nevertheless, supposedly aware or blissfully unaware, something is gaining from that support.

 For instance, animal lovers might not realize that when they buy animal products that are Halal or even just Halal, there is a good chance they are supporting animal cruelty. Despite government regulations or lack of, there is always a good chance that animals are being killed cruelly.

Another example is, you might support a charity, but where does that money go? Does it really go to children or do most of the profits go to some CEO? A good illustration is the the recent Palestinian funding scandal. A few months ago, it was revealed, money that was supposed to go to people in need in Gaza, was instead funding the brutal, violent terrorist organization Hamas.

As mentioned before, sometimes we don't realize that we are even supporting something. You may be watching a television show and you may not agree with everything in it. However,  by watching it, you are really saying you think it’s fine the content. By you watching and being counted as a viewer, you are saying,”Yes, I believe this is right and okay.” You could go to a site, and by going there you may just have funded it, because every click is money.

We need to examine who we are really supporting. We may not know who we are really supporting, and you may get a shock.

People always complain that they are insignificant, or that it’s impossible to change the world. In a way, that is sadly not true. If we could really go through life and not change anything, sometimes that would be better. Nevertheless, every day we are supporting someone or changing something. However, we don't seem to realize, the little actions we do are being watched by others and counted. 

It’s really a choice, what do we stand for, and by supporting something that we do not believe right, how does this reflect on our mark on the world? By supporting them, they are changing the world, maybe not even how we like it. You must choose who you support, your actions are not futile, be aware who you are supporting. As the old saying goes, silent means consent, by sometimes saying nothing or doing nothing we are supporting someone.