We need a country where we all are proud to live in. Until then we have work to do. Not eliminating people, eliminating the problems that seems to enshroud us all. If changing a name helps instead of hurts change it. A fort or a mountain by a different name seems a small price to pay to help people feel more welcome. All people might not agree, so we need to choose what is best for all. The majority does not mean all, the minority does not mean all. Any race, tribe, class, or group does not mean all. All means all.
A pay check helps. A pay check without emotional support will never be enough. A pay check and artificial ceilings will never be enough. People play the hand they are dealt, and there are a lot of bad hands out there. If someone’s cards are bad they have two options. Fold or bluff. In life it is shitty to be given those options. This is why we owe it to everyone to help make their hands better. Not make them feel as they need to resort to scams, leverage, or manipulation just to have a chance at life. How we got to where we are was caused by many different issues. From history, from human nature, from greed, from corruption.
It matters and it doesn’t. How do we make tomorrow better for everyone, how do we not leave runs or touchdowns on the field? The task is daunting, our resources are low, we are in massive debt, and we have people with health problems that are going unfixed. When we do fix health problems we medicate the symptoms possibly because we can’t fix the problems, or possibly because society is just too tired. Pile up enough problems on anyone and it can become overwhelming. This is why direct support is crucial. If we can’t talk directly about issues, have real conversation, things will get missed. I realize oppression in many forms can prevent people from having real conversation. Threats and leverage don’t open up real conversation, they silence it.
We have massive gains in technology. We have a choice, do we use that technology to help better each other’s life, help people find connections and love, or do we use it to make each other’s life miserable? My vote is love conquers. That one, they are one of us. That one, I want in my life. Because God didn’t make anyone for less than greatness.
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