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antifa, anxiety, Charlottesville, fear, hate, hate crimes, trump
The angst, anger and appall I feel, which overshadows each day the hate groups enjoy the support of an American president, is beyond words. There is now a deluge of articles and posts dissecting the subject, and many reflect the dire thoughts swimming in my head. I’m grateful for the courageous and brutal honesty of these writers who say what needs to be said for us today and for posterity, yet the heaviness of it all weighs me down as I try to pretend this is simply another eventful news day. How I wish it was fake news.
As I wrote to my congresswoman, what’s to prevent it from happening where I live? Where my children live?
Austin Hodgens creatively expresses my fears and bewilderment in a way that’s a little easier for me to digest (no pun intended).
At a time when our President cannot find the words to condemn Nazis and white supremacists, I think it’s time to support a new political party to lead our nation back from the brink of Trump-ageddon, Modern Philosophers.
I offer you the Ice Cream Socialists.
I attended one of their gatherings today, which they refer to as a social.
There were no tiki torches, no hoods to hide the identities of anyone in attendance, and no flags flying other than the Stars and Stripes.
No one marched in anger, shouted obscenities, or looked to engage in a physical altercation with anyone else in attendance.
It was a peaceful gathering of about seventy-five people, who managed to interact without any sort of conflict.
There were plenty of smiles and kind words, though.
And on this breezy summer day in Maine, the Ice Cream Socialists had a very clear platform with…
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It’s interesting, I heard this group of the Ice Cream Socialist and thought it couldn’t be true because of the name. I can’t wait until we get past all this hate that we are currently experiencing here in the States. A person’s value comes from who they are in the inside, not from their ethnicity. The word “race” has been used all wrong to indicate that the other group is a different species when there is only one race and that is the homo sapiens which is the human race. I hope we can truly get past all this.
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So true, Aura, but will we get past it? Since the beginning of time, people have blamed select groups or individuals for their blight. Turning our aggression toward others rather than channeling our energies to look inward is misguided and dangerous. Destruction of one group does not bode well for the victor in the end. History has shown that the results are catastrophic for everyone. Yet, history continues to repeat itself, and that is what makes the times we are living in so frightening.
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The reason why people have a tendency to blame groups other than channeling that energy to look inward is because some are not willing to do the inner work that it takes. It is harder to look within ourselves as opposed to blaming others. Blaming is too easy becomes it removes us from any responsibility. I don’t know if we will get past it because indeed history tends to repeat itself. Some are not willing to learn from the mistakes which is sad.
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