[thread]
The issue is not racism
The issue is apathy
This is exhibited in othering, racism, xenophobia, discrimination
And other behaviours
Those perpetrating it
Those exploiting it
And those silent in the face of it
So this thread is going to touch on several people
The issue is not racism
The issue is apathy
This is exhibited in othering, racism, xenophobia, discrimination
And other behaviours
Those perpetrating it
Those exploiting it
And those silent in the face of it
So this thread is going to touch on several people
The source picture at
So a little compendium of articles that are my goto for inspiration and hope
Interspersed with a few threads and a few other stories
Interspersed with a few threads and a few other stories
We start with a prolific golfer who suggested
"Why don't we let this (coronavirus) wash over the country?
thehill.com/homenews/admin…
"Why don't we let this (coronavirus) wash over the country?
thehill.com/homenews/admin…
"We can't afford to hate them any longer, and we can't afford to let them hate us either. Empathy and respect. Empathy and respect. If you think about it, it's the very least that we owe our fellow citizens. "
ted.com/talks/robb_wil…
ted.com/talks/robb_wil…
Winston Churchill
“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.”
“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.”
Martin Luther King
John F Kennedy
“When John Kennedy, leaving Boston for Washington just after his election, listed the questions by which history would judge his Administration, he began with, "First, were we truly men of courage?"
“When John Kennedy, leaving Boston for Washington just after his election, listed the questions by which history would judge his Administration, he began with, "First, were we truly men of courage?"
"You and I need to pick a hill worth dying on right now, and we need to ascend it without delay. We need to speak and write and work and protest and vote, and do all the things we’ve been waiting for someone else to do."
RBG
“The true symbol of the United States is not the bald eagle it is the pendulum. And when the pendulum swings too far in one direction it will go back.”
“The true symbol of the United States is not the bald eagle it is the pendulum. And when the pendulum swings too far in one direction it will go back.”
"Many, many times since it all happened I have pondered that pair of great maxims, Principiis obsta and Finem respice—‘Resist the beginnings’ and ‘Consider the end.’ "
press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/5…
press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/5…
In "Open Global Britain" of course we have the culmination of a decade of right wing cheats, liars and racist nativists hwo have peddled their pied piper tune of deflection, deceits and xenophobia to "win" their victories that they can never deliver upon
And ending with just one example of Donald J Trump
Just one
I cba rebutting this bullshit from a cheating lying racist sexist bullying narcissistic nepotistic incompetent cowardly charlatan
Y'all know what he is
Just one
I cba rebutting this bullshit from a cheating lying racist sexist bullying narcissistic nepotistic incompetent cowardly charlatan
Y'all know what he is
I lied
We actually end with Ronald Reagan from 1967
This is a thread that goes on into further sub-threads
Whether you know what Trump is and are concerned by it
Or you know what Trump is and enable it
Enjoy
We actually end with Ronald Reagan from 1967
This is a thread that goes on into further sub-threads
Whether you know what Trump is and are concerned by it
Or you know what Trump is and enable it
Enjoy
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