I want a revolution
that feels like spring
an absolute rebirth
transformation from death
I crave a revolt
that feels like raindrops
on a 98° summer day
one that satiates
thirsty plants
I want the people to rise
like a red and orange morning sky
reflecting in dew drops
on a swaying blade of grass
singing, not screaming
that this is our land
our lullaby of resistance
this is our home
let us stand and
refuse the terror
being inflicted upon us
by bloodied hands claiming peace
I wish that revolutions
came from kindness
but I've only ever seen success
from the ones with violence
not the ones with dreams
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Lolly Vieira
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Trickle Them Down, But Not Out
The thing about smart people is that they should know better, but alas, intelligence is not the same as wisdom. Not only do the mistakes of experts too short on vision—when they are not corrected—have the potential to do great and far-reaching damage, but they also undermine public confidence in the very notion of expertise. This is particularly so when expertise is wielded in defence of the rich and powerful as a cudgel against those laid low. As an academic, this lack of faith in “so-called experts” is painful to see as it plays out in the spread of dis-/misinformation, conspiracy theories, and anti-intellectualism writ large. But it is also an understandable impulse given the catastrophic failure of an economic ideology pushed by certain economic experts. Supply-side economics has shaped a broken system for the last half-century and has arguably done more to undermine the fabric of the American Dream than any policy framework of the past century.
By Cory Wright-Maley7 days ago in Humans
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So true! If only kindness could be used instead of bullets