Quote debunkery
This page is because when I see an inspiring quote or whatever, I want to make sure it is correctly attributed.
Ants in a jar
"If you collect 100 black ants and 100 fire ants and put them in a glass jar, nothing will happen.
But if you take the jar, shake it violently and leave it on the table, the ants will start killing themselves. Red believes that black is the enemy, while black believes that red is the enemy, when the real enemy is the person who shook the jar.
The same is true in society.
Men vs Women
Black vs White
Faith vs Science
Young vs Old
Etc ...
Before we fight each other, we must ask ourselves: Who shook the jar?"
This quote (and variations) is frequently attributed to David Attenborough because it was posted in a Facebook group called "David Attenborough Fans", which no longer exists. There is no evidence that David Attenborough said this.