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Be Mindful of Your Outrage
Be outraged, but be mindful of what that means.
There is some absolutely bizarre shit happening in the world today. Between the utterly messed up political machine in the US, the Russian oligarchy and Putin, and the ongoing Israel/Palestine debacle, it feels like all reason and sanity have left the building.
And maybe it has. Rational, reasonable, multifaceted debate has given way to loud, opinionated, factless shouting. Civil discourse has been replaced by baseless, repetitious, utterly false jingoism and worse. Insane rantings and unrealistic beliefs frequently overrule well-researched and scientifically proven facts.
If you are in any way, shape, or form a rational, reasonable human being, it’s all too easy to be outraged by it all. Then, via outrage, you lash out and share the latest surreal power-grab; hateful, spiteful law or executive order; and other unhinged bullshit.
Becoming outraged can be a wake-up call that can drive action to make change. However, being mindful of your outrage — and what you do with it — is important.
Old man shouts at the cloud
It is important to know what’s happening in the world at large. We need to be aware. However, there’s knowledge, and then there’s oversaturation.
