It’s Not the Same

I am the kind of person who believes that buying a blank journal will solve all problems.   I have no less than a dozen, maybe 20, blank books.  I use them for a variety of things, including to-do lists, poetry, prose, stories, and all kinds of other things.      They do pretty much solve all problems. 

Except this one:

Imagine having this conversation with someone.   

Person A:   I can’t believe that you don’t care about what is happening in the country and the world right now. 

Person B:  Well, I am in a position that none of the things that are happening impact me personally.  

This is where I would likely go off on Person B because, surely they have people in the world they love that are impacted by it all right?   And if they do, do they not care about their loved one’s futures?   Do they care more about their politics than people?   My experience is that the answer is yes.   Because they would never want to say they were wrong, about what they are seeing and how it is different than what they thought they were voting for.  

I am fortunate to be privileged enough that I am not directly impacted by much of what is happening BUT the difference is, that I give a lot of fucks about what is doing to others.   In fact all my fucks have been given for this and I have no fucks to give anything else.  

Caring for our fellow humans, is a cornerstone of Christianity, at least it was when I was going to church.  I long stopped going to church because there is far more hypocrisy than there is sincerity in my experience. And as time passes, those whose rallying call is their Christianity, is continuing to prove the hypocrisy.  No one who actually believes in the teachings of Jesus can justify continuing to support and vote for people who hold up this regime.   And puleeze don’t tell me it’s about life, because  you (collectively) are supporting an administration that is finding some sick glee in live-streaming an execution.    

For me, it’s simple. As a recovering Christian, I still live by the teaching, I just don’t align with a hypocritical position of claiming to be a Christian while actively behaving in an anti-Christlike way.    We are not the same.   Be kind and be generous when you can. 

☮️❤️🦄 DL