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Originally posted by kddani
I see activism and volunteerism as two separate things, but that's just my view.
No one can seriously be offended to giving food to people in need. But they can certainly be offended if you're walking around with a dead baby on a sign in your letters in front of planned parenthood.
Activism I guess I personally define as something that is somewhat contraversial. If you're collecting money for breast cancer research or something, only a total and complete jackass could make an issue out of it. If you're campaigning for a political campaign, that's a different story.
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I mostly agree with you. However, there can be overlap between activism and volunteering. I've volunteered at an organization that feeds the hungry. It's a great group, but they definitely have some strong political views. It doesn't bother me too much, because they mesh fairly well with mine. But I do see volunteering there as at least somewhat of an endorsement.