Self Reliant Nonconformity / Working for Change

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#35A SELF RELIANT NONCONFORMITY	#35B WORKING FOR CHANGE
I believe in myself: in my mind, in my skills, in the importance of the work I do, in what’s inside my heart, in my sense of right and wrong, and in my ability to cope with whatever life throws at me. Increasingly, I rely on myself, on my own wisdom and effort, not on the authority of others, their help, or government help. I find that I no longer envy or imitate others, or blindly conform to custom or societal convention. (Note: Individual choice and societal choice often conflict. While a motto for the self reliant is “If it is to be, it’s up to me,” if non-conformists really want to change society, they must work with others.)	I am dissatisfied with things as they are: the status quo. Three factors-- 1) the degree of my dissatisfaction, 2) the amount of the perceived gap between how things should be and how they are, and 3) the extent to which I believe in the need for and/or rightness (in a social justice sense) of the change I'm working for--all determine the strength of my commit- ment. (Note: Activities the dissatisfied pursue can include raising public awareness, political campaigning, lobbying, building social movements to reform the system from within, filing lawsuits, organizing strikes, boycotts, civil disobedience, violent revolutionary/terrorist tactics, etc.)
WV Theme #35A: Self Reliant Nonconformity	WV Theme #35B: Working for Change
--Alternate Concise Characterization with Wikipedia Entries	--Alternate Concise Characterization with Wikipedia Entries
values Individualism (puts individual rights over those of society, family, etc)	values social justice, Economic Progressivism
often takes do it yourself approach	known to support social movements
often rejects what society dictates and conformity	known to be involved in political campaigns
values self sufficiency	relates to environmentalism as a social movement
summary Wikipedia article: none	summary Wikipedia article: Activism
Numerical Characterization with TFJD code: 2113	Numerical Characterization with TFJD code: 3333
Numerical Characterization with Emotional Volatility VI index: 12	Numerical Characterization with Emotional Volatility VI index: 81