Society never changes because a majority wakes up one day and sees things a different way. It changes when what begins as just a few people, usually considered outrageous radicals at the time, have a different idea and stand by it. As some now stand by hate, we can stand by love.

Jun 7, 2021 · 11:07 AM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson
"The reasonable man/woman adapts himself(herself) to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to themself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man/woman." - George Bernard Shaw ✌🏼
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Love that!
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Was discussing this very phenomenon, only in terms of boycotting elections. Different than "not voting," this is a political statement: "I boycotted the election." Black South Africans know of this, as it is made illegitimate the S.A. government and led to the end of apartheid.
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Not voting makes no statement here at all, other than those who do not vote are choosing for others to make their choices for them. While in South Africa it might have been an act of power, in America it the ultimate act of powerlessness.
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It's also true that people don't tend to change their minds, we are literally just waiting for a generation die off before we can have progress
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History doesn’t necessarily move forward. It can be a jagged line. It’s unfortunate but some of the most regressive thinkers on the planet today are young.
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“Conviction is a force multiplier. We need to become as convicted behind our love as some people are now convicted behind fear and hate.” Marianne Williamson
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The liberals of today hate conservatives and wish them dead as reflected by some of these comments. Conservatives don’t have the same hatred.
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The ones you may see as hateful may see you the same way. We are all “mixed bags” with mixed motives. Separating and classifying people into ones that hate and ones that love is not wisdom.
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