Racism and Sexism Pollute Everything
At the intersection of injustice to humans, we always find injustice to Earth, but detecting bias can create a whole new world.
Every little thing is polluted
This last year opened a lot of eyes. Covid and the continual viral infections of racism and sexism showed how “essential workers” are often moms, health workers, servers, clerks, and drivers.
We saw how “all being in this together” affected everyone disproportionately. It showed us that for some “liberty” is of more value than life itself. Some marched for an end to police brutality, some marched for the right to ignore public health warnings, and “nanny-state” big government.
(Does that sound biased? Oh, yeah, I am human too, and therefore, biased toward scientific/medical expertise.) What matters is to learn our biases.
The year 2020 culminated in an actual insurrection — although technically in 2021 — the “stop the steal” campaign had everything to do with public panic over perceived injustice.
Everything has become politicized, polluted by attitudes shaped and reinforced by those who cry “injustice.” Some are dead on correct. Some are believing their own lies rather than their eyes. Either…
