I don’t think there is anything profound I can say about the ongoing, escalating, heart-breaking nightmare in state legislatures around the United States. In Florida and Tennessee, it seems to be an all-out war against American children, joining and escalating the ongoing racism still present in this country.
I thought we were in a low-trust society before, but it’s clear our trust in institutions can–and should–be even lower.
I stand with people trying to live their lives without fear. I stand with trans people, gay kids, women, Black people, and poor people. I stand against those who care more about their comfort or hobbies than human lives.I can’t believe this isn’t the position of every thinking human, but apparently we live in a heartless world.
Or at least a heartless country.
@pwinn If you think about tho, the GOP game plan is to seed distrust. Because if normal people stay home, they win. We have to figure out a way to build trust. It’s a complicated journey; I’ll give you that. But all our friends need that trusting relationship, regardless of our many beautiful differences, so we can all be our best selves.
@CWilbur A low-trust vs high-trust society is not necessarily about inaction vs action. In a high-trust society, I wouldn’t feel any need to do anything, because I would believe in the institutions with the responsibility to protect and serve people. In a low-trust society, I know that anything good that’s going to happen, I need to make it happen, because I don’t trust it’ll happen otherwise.
Hypernormalisation is real, and I won’t be staying home.
@pwinn well said.