Your grandpa sounds amazing. It’s wonderful you were able to share those conversations with him and honor his life and wisdom. For sure, your grandpa was ahead of his time. Even ahead of these times. My daughter is gay and I can't imagine how much harder life would be then. Still, few people on my side of the family are supportive. Your grandpa supported people who may have felt alone and abandoned.
In my family too, people are sometimes harshest with the people they’re closest to, but I’ve also seen that soften with age. Trying to change people's minds never seems to work (I know I've tried). Being there for each other is a better place to focus. Self-reflection is critical, too, because everyone makes mistakes and anyone is capable of causing harm.
People will never agree on everything, and personal views can evolve. Still, I think if you put any two people in a room, there'd be more common ground than differences. The differences just get amplified in social media, and sometimes made to seem like they're there when they're not.
Who knows, but my quick take on the tweets is that both may be on the same side: don't dehumanize people. The initial tweet might have been intended as a warning that doing bad things to people can lead to negative consequences for you, not as a threat or a wish for vengeance, but as a law of nature, a way to say, "Don’t do horrible things, not only because they’re immoral, but even for your own self-interest." However, the tweet is provocative and unhelpful, regardless of the intention.
Limiting social media, avoiding the algorithm, and engaging in real-life conversations. That's the best place to be while figuring out what to do and finding meaningful connections and impacts.
Girl. Yes.
I don't think there's anything we can do about this. A new generation will have to come up who will think and vote differently.
There's no hope for this one.
UGH! I hate to imagine this is correct... But it's so hard to find our way through this. Such a dark time.
Your grandpa sounds amazing. It’s wonderful you were able to share those conversations with him and honor his life and wisdom. For sure, your grandpa was ahead of his time. Even ahead of these times. My daughter is gay and I can't imagine how much harder life would be then. Still, few people on my side of the family are supportive. Your grandpa supported people who may have felt alone and abandoned.
In my family too, people are sometimes harshest with the people they’re closest to, but I’ve also seen that soften with age. Trying to change people's minds never seems to work (I know I've tried). Being there for each other is a better place to focus. Self-reflection is critical, too, because everyone makes mistakes and anyone is capable of causing harm.
People will never agree on everything, and personal views can evolve. Still, I think if you put any two people in a room, there'd be more common ground than differences. The differences just get amplified in social media, and sometimes made to seem like they're there when they're not.
Who knows, but my quick take on the tweets is that both may be on the same side: don't dehumanize people. The initial tweet might have been intended as a warning that doing bad things to people can lead to negative consequences for you, not as a threat or a wish for vengeance, but as a law of nature, a way to say, "Don’t do horrible things, not only because they’re immoral, but even for your own self-interest." However, the tweet is provocative and unhelpful, regardless of the intention.
Limiting social media, avoiding the algorithm, and engaging in real-life conversations. That's the best place to be while figuring out what to do and finding meaningful connections and impacts.