Politics: 2026-01-31
They spent years, decades, villainizing leaders so it feels like the norm and instead of putting better leaders in they push for a villain.
Very well put. I usually don't speak on the issue because it feels no one will listen and everyone just gets upset. Israel has a right to exist, not expand. Palestine has a right to exist and should be a free and safe people. People in Israel deserve to feel safe. It is a very messed up modern war to fight where the current leaders seem to want civilians, their people, to die so they can rally their cause. No Palestinian deserves to die or live in these conditions, no Israeli deserves to die or live in fear. Hamas needs to be removed and there needs to be a strong re building effort, education, compassion, but I really don't know if it can happen with so much history of hate. Eventually people need to put down their weapons or people just keep dying.
I think we can have amenities close by without falling into gated communities. I want to be able to send my kids grocery shopping or to the hardware store, I want them to be able to walk or bike where they need to go and feel safe. We can build communities that meet our needs without restricting how we travel.
Cancer is a lot more prevalent, more people are being diagnosed and rates are up. We are better at treating it and a lot more people survive, but as rates are up with more people getting it, while a larger percentage does well, the amount still goes up. We have been poisoning our planet for decades, all that is in the air, think of all the cars in the city, all the factories, our water, our food. China has low standards for food, especially exports, and now the US has dropped their standards and inspections of food. Micro plastics that we can't filter out anymore. I don't think it's malicious, more apathetic, society is built to keep profits churning in ever increasing margins, they have to do that somehow, even at the cost of our planet and our species. I'm not sure I would have had kids if I knew then what I knew now.
