Divisive statements Stoking the fires of racism, sexism, and xenophobia Instances of emboldened bigotry We have come to accept a level of insult and abuse in political discourse that violates each person’s sacred identity as […]
Category: Socio-Political Disfunction
Prejudice and white supremacy in US
Basic random for-instances for white people: Person of color couldn’t own land in Oregon until the 80’s Hundreds of years of slavery Decades of Segregation Police brutality by innate bias (and lack of deescalation training) […]
What Went Wrong Where did We Go Wrong
“Trump is a swindler, but the Trumpocalypse of 2020 represents something a lot bigger and a lot worse than a swindle. In the fall of 2019, a nonpartisan research organization studied the distinctive attitudes of […]
Polarized
There are things “both sides” can agree upon such as clean air and drinking water being vital to preserve. Yet these issues get so politicized that they force us into tribal-like “us versus them” as […]
Police brutality & protest bias
Police are civil servants who are paid to protect and serve the American people. All American people. Hard earned tax money supports the departments. Need to have more: -Innate bias training -De escalation tactics There’s no […]
KARENS and BECKYS, DICKS and JOHNS
White privileged “Karen” is a personality type, not a race. A personality can be changed. Race cannot be changed. “John” is used to describe a toilet and also someone who visits sexworkers, but it is […]
Quaking Interlude 