The debate is our fault
If we really are appalled, ashamed, sad, disgusted, exhausted, and scared, each of us needs to demand more from ourselves in our own exchanges, and maybe then we can demand it from our leaders.
If we really are appalled, ashamed, sad, disgusted, exhausted, and scared, each of us needs to demand more from ourselves in our own exchanges, and maybe then we can demand it from our leaders.
The next time you’re discussing the importance of voting with others, you might want to keep in mind that some people may have good reasons to sit this one out.
Our causes and communities would both be better served by political discussions that respect the complexity and totality of our relationships
Perhaps we should also be thinking beyond the crisis and taking a hard look at what stands in the way of the small businesses we value fulfilling the American Dream every day.
The bad news is that there will always be more injustices and more problems to be solved. The good news is that we are remarkably adaptive creatures, who are constantly evolving and improving in response to the world around us.
In the year 2020, when we have every reason to fear, I encourage you to do the harder, quieter, riskier work of bridge-building with people who seem impossibly far away from you.
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Maybe we can build new, stronger ties with more people, so that when the next crisis comes, we are able to weather it with greater good will, unity and recover a flourishing society more quickly.
If we are aware of our own tendencies towards paranoia, we can have understanding for others who may be further down that road and speak to them with the same degree of respect that we would want for ourselves.