late wrote:I do.
When I was working on a paper about slavery, I thought I would see what historians had to say about it in different countries.
It was a strange experience.
But it made me aware that there are other perspectives.
You keep saying the same thing to me, over and over. I could, if I wanted, to point out we also did some good.
I could say again that I hope one day we put that racism behind us.
But it would not change you.
You think I am some simplistic thinker Late? Nothing in human history is some simple thing of good vs bad and we did some good and we did some bad. In reality human beings interacting is complex.
I worry about justice. What is just and what is not just. That is what everyone should be focused on Late.
I really hate simplistic explanations of human history. I think the issue is the idea of holding on to ideas of governments and groups being about we are better. It is not about that at all. It is about the ability of all of us, each one of us to take responsibility for our own lives and being involved in positive actions.
Not believing in any kind of superiority.
Once you go down that rabbit hole....you wind up with the arrogance that the only truth is your truth.
The way I think of it Late is these dictators are people who need to control the world because they think that it is controllable. It is not.
It is an old truth. The world is far more powerful than we are.
I was watching a show on how the rockets launched into space might be polluting certain caps of the stratosphere as they try to explore space. It might lead to pollution and an even higher temperature for the Earth pollution problems.
The idea that we can get another Earth or live on Mars, or go to other galaxies with the current technology we have now and the lack of taking responsibility for the chaos we are currently in? Is a pipe dream Late.
Once we actually own up to the MISTAKES and stop denying what is wrong? And start being honest with ourselves, our national governments start being honest with their voters, and being honest with reality....we will be leaping forward greatly. The problem is denial. Can't allow that Late to be the center of our attitudes. It has to be the opposite. Acknowledge what went wrong and IS WRONG, and then embrace the damage done, and really feel what that is like.
Then be dedicated to a new way of thinking. You become the change that is needed. And that is what makes things better.
I get tired of the ignorance. I did not know that about Puerto Rico. I did not know that about Mexico. I did not know that about Indians. I did not know that about slavery. I did not know that about Russia. I did not know that about China. I did not know.
What the hell DO THEY KNOW THEN?
Propaganda and crap.
IF I do not know something it is fairly easy to rectify. Ask the question to someone who you trust you to tell the truth, and verify it with people who use something solid to uphold that theory.
Use science, and use facts.
Learn history.
And be honest about mistakes made. By everyone. Humans behave very similarly under similar conditions. Find out if they do not behave the same due to culture, religion, historical backgrounds, or geographically and cultural milieu reasons.
And then make a plan to cooperate with good faith. The big issue is the problem with DOMINATION. Wanting to control and be the final word.
It leads to abuse. Abuse of power. Abuse of power leads to conflict. Conflict leads to war and death.
War and death forces humans to expend a lot of energy on just trying to bring back balance and it retards every progressive positive goal in the world.
Has the US given up on trying to control Puerto Rico Late? Yes or no? If it i has not given up on that control issue? Then my mind is not going to magically change.
I change when the situation changes. The day the US decides to cooperate and do right by the island? All the past is forgiven and we all move on. On friendly terms.
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But no one can be on friendly terms with an abusive power Late. That is just giving license to continue the abuse. That goes for all countries doing abuses. Without exception.