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I’m am vastly opposed to any ideology that seeks to dismiss inherent societal toxins by only affirming an alternative reality where those toxicities don’t exist. While I do believe in the power of positive thinking and the need to eradicate negative beliefs that don’t serve the highest self, it’s often those very notions that provide a misdirect when dismantling the abhorrently poisonous personal and societal norms we are now as a society combating. In order for change to occur, we must acknowledge, accept, and deal with what is opposing that change. Using faith or hope as a vehicle to ignore or pretend issues don’t exist is not only a privilege we can no longer accept, but it also dangerously opposes progression. That is the path to embracing ignorance.
In my past, I too have personally used these very devices of escapism to avoid personal accountability and growth. I too have disregarded my own toxic masculinity when it showed up as control issues, and violent abusive language and behavior, by masking it and conveniently focusing on the active ways I displayed love and peace. And now, while I CONTINUE to accept responsibility and practice remorse for how I inappropriately showed up in past relationships with strangers, family, friends and romantically, I also believe that it is impossible for anyone to grow up in this world without somehow absorbing and then exerting the abusive norms of our culture. No matter who or where you are, we all have work to do.
AOC eloquently expressed this sentiment when calling out YoHo about his abusive hatespeech.
Costco employees express this sentiment when they deny entry to those who refuse to wear a mask.
The BLM movement is expressing this sentiment when we demand police reform.
LAPD is attempting to embrace change with a $150 Million budget cut, but have yet to ask the question about who are they serving and what they are protecting.
With pressure from the Trump administration, the CDC walked back earlier statements and suggested guidelines along with a preamble about the importance of opening schools in the fall.
The environment still needs our help. We got a lot of work to do. Every where. This and more, right here.
Donations can be made to Linktr.ee/TheJoshuaSilverstein
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I’m am vastly opposed to any ideology that seeks to dismiss inherent societal toxins by only affirming an alternative reality where those toxicities don’t exist. While I do believe in the power of positive thinking and the need to eradicate negative beliefs that don’t serve the highest self, it’s often those very notions that provide a misdirect when dismantling the abhorrently poisonous personal and societal norms we are now as a society combating. In order for change to occur, we must acknowledge, accept, and deal with what is opposing that change. Using faith or hope as a vehicle to ignore or pretend issues don’t exist is not only a privilege we can no longer accept, but it also dangerously opposes progression. That is the path to embracing ignorance.
In my past, I too have personally used these very devices of escapism to avoid personal accountability and growth. I too have disregarded my own toxic masculinity when it showed up as control issues, and violent abusive language and behavior, by masking it and conveniently focusing on the active ways I displayed love and peace. And now, while I CONTINUE to accept responsibility and practice remorse for how I inappropriately showed up in past relationships with strangers, family, friends and romantically, I also believe that it is impossible for anyone to grow up in this world without somehow absorbing and then exerting the abusive norms of our culture. No matter who or where you are, we all have work to do.
AOC eloquently expressed this sentiment when calling out YoHo about his abusive hatespeech.
Costco employees express this sentiment when they deny entry to those who refuse to wear a mask.
The BLM movement is expressing this sentiment when we demand police reform.
LAPD is attempting to embrace change with a $150 Million budget cut, but have yet to ask the question about who are they serving and what they are protecting.
With pressure from the Trump administration, the CDC walked back earlier statements and suggested guidelines along with a preamble about the importance of opening schools in the fall.
The environment still needs our help. We got a lot of work to do. Every where. This and more, right here.
Donations can be made to Linktr.ee/TheJoshuaSilverstein