This made me weep, not because it’s powerful, but because it shouldn’t be relevant. I created this in 2017 in collaboration with Brad and Global Citizen.
*𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦
What once felt theoretical is now our reality. Hayt is rampant. Raycism is being legitimized by those in power. Men harboring rayge are given permission to abu.ze their authority and enact their bigotree. We are witnessing an uncivilized dismantle.ment of humanity. People are being kiyld in the streets as we watch in real time, then are told it’s not what it looks like. Prop
@ganda obscures truth, and the cha
@s is designed to do exactly what it’s doing: dyvide us.
We cannot find solutions through argument and blame. “Hayt cannot drive out hayt; only love can do that.” Dr. King
If you’ve felt insulated until now because of privilege, you’re getting a glimpse of what other n
@tions have endured perpetually. This wasn’t overnight. It’s BEEN happening while we collectively remained complicit behind comfort, turned a blind eye to marginalized communities, denied human ryts were being system.atica!ly jeopardized, rationalized our inaction, placed financial gain above all else, dismissed climate catæstrophe, all while booking luxury vacations on colonyzed land. Only now it affects everyone, including YOU.
And if the human toll doesn’t move you, if you don’t feel emotionally annih!layted watching families t0rn apart and fundamental ryts stripped away, I pray for you.
Yes, I am angry, but today I feel more emotionally burdened than ever. I carry the pain of these families, of people like Alex, of every citizen, even those consumed by hayt and riddled with p
@in they cannot name. Power masks fear of losing control, not just externally but internally. It conceals the part that feels small, scared, terrified of abandønment. It’s unprocessed tr
@uma .
This piece should have lost relevancy. As long as we refuse to address root causes and engage in willful ignorance, we cannot create change. It’s no longer an option to say “I don’t get involved in...” We MUST get involved. This is about HUMANITY.
#ashledawsoniseverywhere #fypreelsً #globalcitizen
