culture war dynamics

Sitting in your apartment alone radicalizing yourself on the internet is exactly what a hypothetical “evil overlord” would want you to do. The greatest act of rebellion is to go outside and forge relationships and start families and build things that help people and spread love.

Forgiveness Prayer

In this moment of stillness,

I release the weight of past hurts and grievances,

Letting them dissolve like morning mist in the warmth of understanding.

To those who have caused me pain:

I acknowledge that you, too, were walking your own difficult path.

Your actions, though they wounded me,

Were born from your own struggles, fears, and... See more

Men become monsters by convincing themselves they're saints.

I am comfortable with doubt and am constitutionally resistant to moral certainty, herd mentality and dogma. I am disturbed on a fundamental level by the self-serving, toddler politics of some of my counterparts – I do not believe that silence is violence, complicity, or a lack of courage, but rather that silence is often the preferred option when... See more

one thing that is truly lifechanging is seeing precisely how haters, hecklers, etc are part of the theatre production. they are a part of the show

your worst sin is that you’ve formed opinions not from careful reflection on lived experience, but from the assertions of others

The most radical thing you can do today is not be an asshole.

“Politics is the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich, by promising to protect each from the other.”

―Oscar Ameringer