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Don’t Be A Pessimist; You’ll Suffer Twice
Hope is a verb in troubled times
It’s easy in our world of instant news. And more specifically, instant bad news, to feel like the sky is falling. Maybe even crashing this time.
Doesn’t matter if you’re young or old. White or Black. Jewish, Muslim, Christian, Hindu. Poor or middle class. Gay or straight. A parent. A grandparent. There’s something bad in the news for you these days.
Whether you voted for him or not, Trump obviously has created unabated chaos.
It’s not just tariffs, backing Russia over Ukraine or bizarre threats to annex Greenland or Panama. That kind of chaos pales in comparison to many of the other things taking place.
He’s canceled all efforts in federal government to so much as discuss race issues.
From erasing references to decorated Black soldiers on government websites. To promising to defund any institution which promotes a diverse world. Threatening private companies with punishment if they don’t end inclusivity programs.
He’s so obsessed with race and ethnicity, he’s taken Black History Month and Holocaust Remembrance Day off government calendars and websites.
He blamed everything from airline crashes to fires on Black people. Oops. I mean diversity…
