A while back, I sat next to an Iranian man on a flight, and we spoke about life under the IRR, before the Iranian Revolution. (I know what you're thinking: please never sit me next to Daniel.)
The takeaway still stands. When we leave room for extremists to speak, they hijack the agenda. If we want a better world, we all have a role to play and a duty to speak out against extremism.
It's our duty to stand against violent extremism.
He asked nicely! Then asked again. And again. And again...
I'm exhausted. Are you exhausted too?
Every day, we witness a normalization of anti-social behaviors and an increase in violence, tribalism, and hate from all sides.
Every day, we are expected to choose sides and blame one side for all of society's ills, rather than accept that the world is complex and many issues are complicated.
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If Mexican is a religion, then holy guacamole!🙏🥑
The older we get, the more rigid we become, less open to new ideas and people. We could all learn a thing or two from the younger generation, maybe not about religions😂 , but about acceptance.
Particularly as so many disregard the law, it's imperative we demand that everyone respect the rule of law, regardless of their party affiliation.
Shared responsibility across the political spectrum to follow the rule of law and hold everyone accountable for doing so.