We are not all fighting the same war

There is a lot to be angry about these days. Most people do not feel that their needs are being attended to. The world is suffering the loss of life, the infection of many, overburdened first responders and, in many cases, frozen economies. It is scary and the unknown scares us, it is not a surprise.

Wars are conflicts escalated to acts of violence. However, violence is not always physical. Conflicts can be cultural or religious. They can be class, race, or socioeconomic status. There are people who face personal conflict as a result of their position in the world and feel helpless and hopeless. How did we get to the point where we are so volatile?

Let’s think about the history of the struggles or conflicts that devastated the country. Slavery affected many and the genetic trauma persists. Segregation is something we are still dealing with. Last week I saw a story about an African-American delivery man being held by representatives of a white community homeowners association. How about the manager of an Olive Garden who was fired because a guest didn’t want a black server and the manager gave in to the client’s request?

In the future, our country has been concerned with women’s rights. Women earn less than men doing the same work. The health and reproductive rights of women have the country in tatters, each side fighting it in the courts. We are the richest and most powerful country in the world, yet we have never had a female president and the number of women in Congress is not representative of the population.

The LGBTQ community only received the “right” to marry in 2015. We have superimposed values ​​on each other and pass it off as a means to save our country. Why does oppression pass as an act of protection? How have we gotten so good at disguising hatred for acts of sacrifice for the common good?

Those who have and those who have not, those who have access to education and those who do not. We are facing food insecurity in which 1 in 6 children faces hunger. Today, food banks are finding ways to feed those most at risk, and the number of families served has increased exponentially.

Yes, there is a war in our culture, but we are not all fighting the same war. What war / conflicts are you waging in your life? How do you fight the negativity that we face on a daily basis? Where has your own oppression appeared as a turning point for your actions?

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