Impossible to shake how upsetting it is to know how good we have it in this country versus the rest of the world. HK citizens literally lose all their rights overnight, and the Uighur are being scientifically snuffed out while we bitch about wearing masks because of "mah freedom!" Fuck us.
We all should be mindful of the fact that the information we get about the world is filtered. Our own biases filter it. Our media filters it. Our experience filters it. Our governments filter it. So, as I have done in the piece, when you bring it all down to your own heart, be careful. What you think is happening might be something different than what is happening.
But, that can't, and probably shouldn't, keep us from feeling joy, pain, and grief anyway.
Impossible to shake how upsetting it is to know how good we have it in this country versus the rest of the world. HK citizens literally lose all their rights overnight, and the Uighur are being scientifically snuffed out while we bitch about wearing masks because of "mah freedom!" Fuck us.
We all should be mindful of the fact that the information we get about the world is filtered. Our own biases filter it. Our media filters it. Our experience filters it. Our governments filter it. So, as I have done in the piece, when you bring it all down to your own heart, be careful. What you think is happening might be something different than what is happening.
But, that can't, and probably shouldn't, keep us from feeling joy, pain, and grief anyway.
Thanks for reading.