“Fear and anger can make us vindictive and abusive, unjust and unfair, until we all suffer from the absence of mercy and we condemn ourselves as much as we victimize others.” Bryan Stevenson, Just Mercy “Closing our eyes to the suffering today’s decision will impose will not make that suffering disappear.”
The ancient sin of "privilege" continues to raise its ugly head. For centuries a small group of generally white men has been willing to discard more than half of humanities skills, gifts, hopes and dreams in the service of projecting their own privilege/power. Obviously that sense of privilege and its exercise of power hasn't been and will never be voluntarily given up. It will have to be removed. No accommodation. For this old pessimist it is hard to see change coming ... but I have to believe it is possible.
Thank you for sharing this incredible wealth of information, Amy.
The ancient sin of "privilege" continues to raise its ugly head. For centuries a small group of generally white men has been willing to discard more than half of humanities skills, gifts, hopes and dreams in the service of projecting their own privilege/power. Obviously that sense of privilege and its exercise of power hasn't been and will never be voluntarily given up. It will have to be removed. No accommodation. For this old pessimist it is hard to see change coming ... but I have to believe it is possible.