“Us” versus “Them” Is A Lie
The impact of “us” versus “them” harms our life paths.
All of us live inside this society to one degree or another.
Thus, all of us are equally subjected to a particularly damaging lie. The artifice of “us” versus “them.”
All too often, this is used by those in “power” for control. They create “laws” supposedly intent on protecting “us” from “them.”
All you have to do is look at the United States right now. Voter laws, anti-transgender measures, the trial of a white cop who murdered a black man with inappropriate force, and the resurgence of white supremacy thanks to the GOP’s bid for power at any cost are almost impossible to ignore.
All of them are the product of false “us” versus “them” notions. The further we emphasize and spread these divides the more we disempower everyone — ourselves included.
In the words of Ram Dass,
“Why does the distance increase? Because nobody wants to be ‘them.’ Everyone wants to be ‘us.’”
This is how politicians — who have not been part of any “us” save their tiny, massively out-of-touch circles — have an influence on people. They play the role of “us” and assert how the “them” are…
