Straight edge cannot be considered the final goal, but in order to achieve the things that count the most we must use it as a tool. There is more to it than simply being drug free; it's the clarity of mind to act most effectively against this system we are fighting. It's the first step, it's the key to unlock you from your apathy, but if you stop at that, you're just a waste to me. You've broken the addiction but now you just sit, as stagnant as a passed-out frat boy--you're no threat! I know plenty of Christians who don't drink, but should they deserve praise for being revolutionary? No! Do you really believe that straight edge alone is going to do shit? If drugs are the reason everyone's so passive, use your sobriety to act! Do you think that it's just about health? Then how does it effect anyone but you? Now that you're liberated, what are you going to do? Merely straight edge-- not enough! Merely straight edge--step it up! If you think that we have things in common just because we both wear X's on our hands--you're wrong! We both may abstain from substances, but that is not enough to make a bond.