prejudice 2.0.
when the ghouls emerge, from deep within the recesses of our fungal minds,
our prejudice, our hubris, our misogyny, our racism, seeks fertile ground to take root,
to mutate into a new fangled, subtle fascism,
across breakfast table banter, seeping into politely civil conversation,
digging its claws into the common discourse,
choosing to settle comfortably into binary, zero sum opinions,
to make hate acceptable, if couched in the right language,
to make racism the norm, if sewn into the broader fabric of society,
to make misogyny humorous, a joke to be shared here, or a comment to be sniggered at there,
to make poverty the fault of the poor, branding the vast majority of humans as being simply lazy scum, chattel to be squashed or squeezed dry,
to bask in the ugly cocoon of greed, of ostentatious excess, to deny that privilege has been handed down, generation upon generation,
to gloss over the facts, to polish the brutal past, to spew the notion of not being complicit,
to make these abominable thoughts,
these despicable actions,
these repugnant beliefs,
feel at home again.
Emotional piece! Well done.
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many humble thanks my sister.
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Wow…”binary, zero sum”
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warmest wishes my sister. and peace and justice and equality for all
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Thank you, Afzal. My mind makes my heart is a binary place. How do I soften that ground?โฎ
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oh gosh my dear sister – mine too at times – if only we knew how to I think we’d be in a much more equitable world and in a much more gentler state of mind (I speak for myself of course ๐)
hugs and warmest wishes to you and may we find that sliver of peace that may soften the ground …
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The feminine disparaged is the earth ravaged. Dig deep, my friend. You know. I am with you.โฏ๏ธ
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how true and how brilliantly put – the feminine disparaged is the earth ravaged – shall always try to dig deep my sister, and yes I know you are with me in solidarity as you must know I am with you in solidarity as well.
Peace always โ
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I know you are, even if South Africa seems so far away…solidarity is key. You understand. That is rare. Blessing to you.
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many thanks as always for your generosity of sentiment. we are one wherever we are and especially when we see past the walls of borders and religion and race and gender
peace my sister
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and our hearts too, of course – and how? a question for the ages – BUT we live in hope that we shall find peace within us and as we struggle for a better world we hope we shall do our little to make this world a less callous place. big dreams and hopes I know but one step at a time I guess
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Patience, I suppose. Patience and confidence.
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indeed – patience and confidence but let us hope we don’t have to be toooo patient ๐
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