I’m sure many of us will post “hot-headed” essays this year. It’s a natural reaction to what’s happening in the world and we need an outlet for anger.
I have been outraged and disappointed by the number of my white immigrant friends who’ve said Trump’s agenda won’t affect them, or “I’m just keeping my head down for the next 4 years” or “We’re not the immigrants he’s after.” These are folks mainly from Europe—France, Germany, Spain, Russia, Ukraine, UK—but also Canada, who came to the US just like I did with my family, for better jobs, to escape whatever ‘restrictions’ we felt we lived under, for an adventure. The level of “not my problem” I’m hearing is horrendous. So I’m afraid I don’t hold out much hope of many of the white folks I know doing the work necessary—not until their lifestyle is in danger anyway.
This is it! This is the point where we really need to learn the skill of conflict. It is a disservice to our relationships to keep hiding from these hard topics... but it's also not safe online. We need to go through the hard work of making one-on-one connections. I don't have the answers but adienne maree brown has been writing about this topic a lot.
I’m sure many of us will post “hot-headed” essays this year. It’s a natural reaction to what’s happening in the world and we need an outlet for anger.
I have been outraged and disappointed by the number of my white immigrant friends who’ve said Trump’s agenda won’t affect them, or “I’m just keeping my head down for the next 4 years” or “We’re not the immigrants he’s after.” These are folks mainly from Europe—France, Germany, Spain, Russia, Ukraine, UK—but also Canada, who came to the US just like I did with my family, for better jobs, to escape whatever ‘restrictions’ we felt we lived under, for an adventure. The level of “not my problem” I’m hearing is horrendous. So I’m afraid I don’t hold out much hope of many of the white folks I know doing the work necessary—not until their lifestyle is in danger anyway.
This is it! This is the point where we really need to learn the skill of conflict. It is a disservice to our relationships to keep hiding from these hard topics... but it's also not safe online. We need to go through the hard work of making one-on-one connections. I don't have the answers but adienne maree brown has been writing about this topic a lot.