Walls in people's heads are sometimes more durable than walls made of concrete blocks.
- Willy Brandt, Erinnerungen
Not too long ago, we were proud to tear down walls. Real ones and those in people's heads. Getting rid of barriers that confine & obstruct our lives.
- Willy Brandt, Erinnerungen
Not too long ago, we were proud to tear down walls. Real ones and those in people's heads. Getting rid of barriers that confine & obstruct our lives.
2/ Once, I witnessed a wall coming down, (re)uniting my family. For us, this was freedom, and a good thing. For others, this was a threat.
Maybe we underestimated the sense of safety, order, and rule that walls bring. Clear boundaries. The comfort of tribes. Protection.
Maybe we underestimated the sense of safety, order, and rule that walls bring. Clear boundaries. The comfort of tribes. Protection.
3/ How else would it be that so many so readily follow the politics of walls, the Trumps and Johnsons? They reinforce the walls in our heads by increasing our sense of insecurity & fear, the desire for safety and a smaller world we feel we can control.
4/ So I understand the comfort of walls. But this comfort comes at a price. Walls limit. Physically. And mentally. From the Berlin Wall to racism, from the Mexican Wall to homophobia. So I still believe it is right to tear them down, wherever they are.
#GoodMorning, everyone.
#GoodMorning, everyone.
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