I was done with my pool workout and heading to the dressing room. Coming out into the pool area was Latina woman holding a darling little girl, peeking over mama's shoulder.
Like my father (bless him!) I can't resist: I grinned at her & waved. Huge grin back....Waved back. Happy baby.
That interaction would normally be a highlight of my day.
But these days my thoughts immediately go to other little Latinas being ripped from mom and dad's arms.
That interaction would normally be a highlight of my day.
But these days my thoughts immediately go to other little Latinas being ripped from mom and dad's arms.
This is not liberal guilt.
Not snowflake sympathy.
This is humanity....and longing for acknowledgement of it.
Instead I see arguments by people who have so many blessings but have been brainwashed into thinking they are losing everything to "others."
Not snowflake sympathy.
This is humanity....and longing for acknowledgement of it.
Instead I see arguments by people who have so many blessings but have been brainwashed into thinking they are losing everything to "others."
Apparently I'm supposed to "listen to you"--to have a dialogue. To understand your frustrations..your concerns about safety. Clean communities. All that stuff. To understand where you're coming from.
But in return, I need something from you: A willingness to admit that you've been groomed and brainwashed to be unhappy and angry. You didn't use to be.
When did it start? When did you notice the change in yourself? About how you felt about your country? Your life? And why? Did your life *really* change for the worse at some point? Or did it just FEEL like it did?
Is life somehow better now? Do you sleep well at night? How are your relationships with friends & family? Does life seem rosier now that those OTHERS are "finally being dealt with"? Or is there always another OTHER around the corner? (By the way, who decides who the OTHERS are?)
I always ask--Where do you get your news? Who benefits from your beliefs? Who or what entity(ies) have a vested interest in your buying in to what they say? What's in it for them? Then again, what's in it for you? For all of us?
Play the long game with that question. Be open to exploration.
Do your work silently. No need to post a response.
If, however, you got to the end of this screed, I would appreciate an emoji of choice. Or even a forward...lest I assume this just went into the ether.
#Resist
Do your work silently. No need to post a response.
If, however, you got to the end of this screed, I would appreciate an emoji of choice. Or even a forward...lest I assume this just went into the ether.
#Resist
