Here is a list of controversial topics we can think about together this weekend, and my own opinions that nobody asked for.
Dallas Shootings
Treating someone differently because of the color of their skin is an outdated and ignorant concept. Shooting people is wrong. Despite the available non-lethal alternatives, police probably resort to guns far more quickly than necessary. “Bomb disposal robot” now means two things.
Olympic Games in Rio
Small, poor countries believe the Olympics will help their economy, enough to make significant investments. Having poop in the water is probably detrimental to that belief.
2016 Presidential Election
I most likely will not be voting this year.
Brexit
As an American, the choices Great Britain makes in its relationship with Europe is only of support for a 200-year-old ally. I should also remember how unpopular a decision our own country’s independence must have been around the world.
The Internet is Ruining Us
For thousands of years, terrible, strange, exciting, joyful things have been happening around the world. Humans have had opinions about those things for just as long.
The difference now is that people can share their opinions much more easily, often in a manipulative and negative fashion. This can cause disproportionate responses to incidents and promote a mob mentality among normally careful people.
It’s easy to react to tragedies by becoming defensive of our own beliefs, or aggressive against others who share different views. Let’s try to remember that if we truly want peace, we need to love people, the same creatures we happen to be. Where you’re from, how you talk, what you look like, doesn’t matter.
Don’t forget to love.
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