What we call the news has become “hate speech lite” for people who see themselves as too sophisticated to be guilty of hate.
There’s a lot of angst this weekend among good people who are full of rage about other people who were also full of rage and attacked or murdered some other people. A lot of decent people want to know what they can do to stem the tide of hatred that leads to violence.
Because they’re listening to news media — and to angry friends on social media — they’ve mostly accepted the narrative that the way to stop hate is to vote for Democrats in congressional elections. In reality, voting for anybody is just a way to keep the cycle of hatred going on and on and on.
The best thing you can do to fight evil is to turn off electronic media — to stop the alarmist hate you hear from almost everyone there — and to deal with the people around you in kindness and love. The answers you’re looking for won’t be found on cable news or social media.
We’re neither friends nor enemies, just strangers who share the past
‘This path leads to somewhere I think I can finally say, I’m home’
When love finally dies, it’s like a fever breaks and the pain is gone
Pop culture creates overgrown kids in adult bodies who won’t grow up
Those Libyan ‘freedom fighters’ we paid for? They’re murdering thugs
For a culture where God is dead, spiritual emergence is madness
I accept others’ amateur media, but I expect myself to be a pro
If you live by your principles, others won’t control your actions
How could we take responsibility but avoid self-destructive shame?