I haven't seen anyone mention this so I'll post it.
Despite all the BS about how "evolved" we humans have become due to education, technology, fancy gadgets, better table manners, etc. we remain as tribal as ever - if not more.
When the attack happened in Orlando, the gay community was sad because gays died. Not because people died, but gays died.
When black people get killed or die, the black community gets sad because blacks died. Not because people died, but blacks died.
I could go on and on but this tribal mentality is like a disease that has divided us even more than we already were. We don't see people anymore - we see customers, clients, blacks, whites, Muslims, Hindus, Jews, browns, Jews, etc. We then box ourselves into little corners - such as race or sexuality. Gays support their fellow gay people and blacks support their fellow blacks. On and on and on.
I have not seen anyone talk about this sick, diseased mentality. Instead, we're wasting our time with BS such as better police training, better gay community relations, better this or better that. Sure, this might help a little but the root problem remains. Unless we see each other as humans FIRST, none of this matters.
Despite all the BS about how "evolved" we humans have become due to education, technology, fancy gadgets, better table manners, etc. we remain as tribal as ever - if not more.
When the attack happened in Orlando, the gay community was sad because gays died. Not because people died, but gays died.
When black people get killed or die, the black community gets sad because blacks died. Not because people died, but blacks died.
I could go on and on but this tribal mentality is like a disease that has divided us even more than we already were. We don't see people anymore - we see customers, clients, blacks, whites, Muslims, Hindus, Jews, browns, Jews, etc. We then box ourselves into little corners - such as race or sexuality. Gays support their fellow gay people and blacks support their fellow blacks. On and on and on.
I have not seen anyone talk about this sick, diseased mentality. Instead, we're wasting our time with BS such as better police training, better gay community relations, better this or better that. Sure, this might help a little but the root problem remains. Unless we see each other as humans FIRST, none of this matters.