It seems there is an effort to push people into a state of dependency right now. I want to believe this could be stopped if powerful people cared, if they are made aware, but I also recognize we may all be up against forces who hold power beyond anything the average person could fathom.
We were kept in the dark on purpose. Perhaps we never got the change we wanted because it's in the best interests of whoever is most in power to keep us this way - otherwise we would be harder to control. Harder to track. I personally feel someone's jealousy and/or resentment has tried to take every possible happiness from me - but that may be my own problem. I want to live, and live well, and if I can, I will find a way. A way without help, because I believe that's what's worked against me - but this experience is why I'm reaching out to you.
Most people want to extend gratitude when they are helped, but if you understood that "help" was working against you, exploiting you, maybe even hurting you - would you want to accept it unless you saw no other choice? Try to find another way. Make another way.
Maybe you personally are comfortable right now. Those who are at an advantage in any system or situation are the least likely to want change, even if that system puts so many more in crisis.
I could be wrong, but I see how people may be targeted - for what reasons I can only guess - maybe because they are deemed expendable, or difficult, or disobedient, or just different.
Maybe they have no one else and are vulnerable.
This seems to go across demographics - age, race, gender. If you aren't towing some kind of status quo - I'm worried you (and I) may be selected to suffer or be utilized for someone else's agenda.
Maybe it's different where you are - but do you feel this too?
Do you care?
Don't answer that here.
Be careful who and what you trust.
I haven't wanted to post anything because I'm not really sure what's going on - but I have seen too many patterns repeat - and if it could help save anyone's life - it's worth it.
Happy Independence Day.
May we define what it means to be American and Human in such a way that has space at the table for everyone.
P.S. try to work with a sense of peace - I'm afraid the powerful will take it as an excuse to destroy us otherwise.
P.P.S. I love you
*this was also posted to my Facebook (facebook.com/lauralai89 - but it seems my account has been compromised so I posted to a second (and the only other real) account https://www.facebook.com/laura.gamari.58 - I have no idea why there's a 58)
Resources:
Diversity and Inclusion Resources for Curricula: Race, Social Class, LGBTQ, Gender, Indigeneity, Nationality, Disability, Intersectionality, Black Lives Matter in Schools
Salisbury University
https://libraryguides.salisbury.edu/c.php?g=903753&p=6507941
Writing Beyond Race / the imperialist white supremacist capitalist patriarchy
Carnegie Mellon University
https://www.library.cmu.edu/blog/back-stacks/02152019
Restorative Justice
Innocent Project
https://www.innocenceproject.org/restorative-justice-helping-exonerees-and-victims-heal/
Decriminalization and Law Reform:
Race Decriminalization and Criminal Legal System Reform
New York University Law
https://www.nyulawreview.org/online-features/race-decriminalization-and-criminal-legal-system-reform/
Decriminalisation or legalisation: injecting evidence in the drug law reform debate
University of New South Wales: Sydney
National Drug & Alcohol Research Center
https://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/blog/decriminalisation-or-legalisation-injecting-evidence-drug-law-reform-debate
National Alliance on Mental Illness
https://www.nami.org/getattachment/Get-Involved/NAMI-National-Convention/Convention-Program-Schedule/Hill-Day-2017/FINAL-Hill-Day-17-Leave-Behind-_De-Criminalizing-Mental-Illness.pdf
Humanism:
American Humanist Association
https://americanhumanist.org/what-is-humanism/
People can change 15%
Modern Family Season 1 Episode 13: "Fifteen Percent"
Human Rights Watch
https://www.hrw.org/
...sleepy
will update...
Version sent to Portland Mercury:
My social media accounts seem compromised.
When people are dependent they are at risk of being exploited.
I see and effort to push people into a state of dependency. I want to believe this could be stopped if powerful people cared, if they are made aware, but we may all be up against forces who hold power beyond anything the average person could fathom.
We were kept in the dark on purpose. Perhaps we never got real change because it's in the best interests of whoever is most in power to keep us this way.
Most people want to extend gratitude when they are helped, but if you understood that "help" was working against you, exploiting & hurting you - would you want to accept it unless you saw no other choice? Try to find another way. Make another way. Try to work with a sense of peace - I'm afraid the powerful will take it as an excuse to destroy us otherwise.
Maybe you personally are comfortable right now. Those who are at an advantage in any system or situation are the least likely to want change, even if that system puts so many more in crisis.
I could be wrong, but I see how people may be targeted - why I can only guess - maybe because we are deemed expendable, difficult, disobedient, or just different.
Maybe they have no one else and are vulnerable.
This seems to go across demographics - I'm worried we may be selected to suffer or be utilized for someone else's agenda.
Be careful who and what you trust.
I have seen too many patterns repeat - and if it could help save anyone's life - it's worth it.
May we define what it means to be Human in such a way that has space at the table for everyone.
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