The assassination of Charlie Kirk tore down many facades, and many people revealed how hurt and/or hurtful they really are in their responses. Some I know have their own traumas inflicted by certain sects of the religious right. Others are masking their authoritarian intentions behind a veneer of fake compassion and altruism, which is why people like Kirk criticized public empathy statements, BTW.
On the other hand, we're also seeingany, largely on the American right, celebrating actions against immigrants (illegal or not) and the ongoing devastation in Gaza as if it represents righteous justice. These are complicated issues, but at the core, celebrating violence is anti-Christ.
The world is broken. Hurt outpaces healing and rage surpasses reason no matter what we try.
What I find interesting is that there are many of us who were traumatized by the religious right who refuse to embrace hate in our responses, so what is the common factor uniting such things?
I think one of the things that has bothered me the most, besides the outright dehumanization of each other that has and is being expressed, is the blatant bastardization of quotes and such by people to further their own personal narrative. Not that it is a new phenomenon, we can just see it on a grandiose, real-time scale now.
And you are right, the world is broken. And that is why we should never stop being a light, as real warmth can make a difference with hurt, and boy there ever is a lot of it!
!PIZZA
!BBH