bailey

my biggest frustration about politics is how many intelligent minds have been co-opted by the system. we’re meant to be independent thinkers, debating and refining ideas so the best ones rise and move our _shared_ society forward. instead, we’re loyal to one party based on limited, distorted information meant to serve an agenda that isn’t ours. and hate those who’ve simply been fed something different. i.e, tribalism + mass manipulation. i wonder what would happen if we turned toward each other to solve problems instead of rejecting those we perceive as being members of the opposing tribe. i bet we’d agree on far more than we realize.

everything that I have praise the Lord

this is my family

interesting to see how common it has become for people to replace religion with politics to define their moral code, blind to the fact that there is no moral code in the political arena

sign of the times

I can’t be the only one who feels like what we’re witnessing on the global stage is bigger than politics… right? A 31 year old guy woke up this morning and went to work.. to model our right to debate.. and never got to go home to kiss his wife or kids again. The world watched as he was assassinated. The outcome has been even more divisive, frankly terrifying rhetoric from so many American people. Some of which I’m close to. I can’t help but feel uneasy about what this means for humanity. The act itself. The lack of empathy. The divisiveness about how to respond to the loss of human life. Maybe I’m losing it (note: I’m not), but what we’re collectively experiencing feels spiritual to me. Good vs evil. Praying for Charlie Kirk, his wife and children, all those who watched him die for what he believes in, as well as the people responsible for his death. You don’t have to agree with any of these people to say a prayer for them, too. We have to come together as humans first. It’s the only way through.

treat people like trees

Am I the only one who didn’t know that the Stanford prison experiment was a complete scam? Looking back, it was referenced constantly in my social psych lectured in undergrad. Now I understand that it’s only so well-known because Zambardo was manipulating the scientific community and media to make money & gain power. Shocking! Important reminder to be critical of “science” until it can be proven as _science_ And highly recommend you watch the doc on Hulu if this is new info to you too.