YoungDemCA
YoungDemCA's JournalMy moral conscience is offended by right-wing policies, and I hope yours is as well.
My moral conscience is not offended by gay people who want to have the same rights and benefits of marriage that straight people enjoy.
My moral conscience is not offended by the activism for the rights of women, which include (but are by no means limited to) the right to have control over her own body.
My moral conscience is not offended by ethnic and racial minorities demanding equal rights.
My moral conscience is not offended by atheists, non-Christian religions, or the separation of church and state.
My moral conscience is not offended by social welfare programs, like unemployment insurance, or TANF, or food stamps, nor is it offended by Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid.
My moral conscience is not offended by a highly progressive tax system.
However....
My moral conscience is offended by Corporate America, who in their ruthless quest for quick profits, "externalize" their costs to the public, a steep price to pay for greed.
My moral conscience is offended by wars for profit and resources.
My moral conscience is offended by the desire and urge to dominate, oppress, and subjugate people, whether it be based on race, class, gender, sexual orientation, or religious background.
My moral conscience is offended by policies that steal from the poor and middle class to reward the rich.
My moral conscience is offended by "divide-and-conquer" politics and tactics that pit lower and middle class people against each other, all for the benefit of the wealthy and powerful in society.
Most of all, my moral conscience is offended when good people do not take action to stop injustices.
We have a lot of work to do, my friends, and it won't be easy, by any means. But I believe we can rise to the occasion, meet the challenge head on, and leave a better world for our children and grandchildren, and for everybody after.
I don't really know how to articulate this post...
...but I'll try my best. This has been weighing heavily on my heart for a long time, figure I might as well share now.
I had a psychological "breakdown" of sorts about five years ago, in the form of what then became a prolonged depression. I was mad at the world, but most of all-I was mad at myself. I felt like a failure, that my life was horrible, and that things would never get better. And worse, I had "secondary" emotions of guilt and shame about my depression-feeling about feeling bad, in essence.
Part of it, I think, came from my social anxiety-which, in turn, stemmed from a lack of confidence in myself as a person of value. I also felt resentment towards family members, friends, and other people who seemed to have an "easier" life in that regard, who didn't worry so much, who didn't feel like they were not really worth loving. That resentment, that feeling of injustice and unfairness,has really hurt my self-esteem even more. And so the cycle continued to devolve...
That being said, I do have hope. I am seeing a therapist who has really been helpful, in the sense that she's helped me understand where my negative thoughts and emotions are coming from and suggested some concrete, actionable steps for me to take (some of which I have taken). And I have definitely seen an improvement with my mood and my feelings toward myself. Additionally, I have a large and growing support system of friends and family who have all helped me through this, and for that, I am incredibly thankful.
For those of you who have ever felt lost, felt unloved, felt worthless, felt insignificant-know this. You are worthy of love, worthy of being valued, and you can take comfort in the fact that things do get better, if you open yourself to that possibility. Every day that I wake up is a great day, a day worth living. No, life isn't easy, by any means. It can be extraordinary difficult. But it's worth living, and it's never too late to change your life-if you really want to.
The Republicans believe that you can quantify a person's worth
And that a person's worth as a human being is, roughly, equal to their (monetary) net worth.
Think I'm joking? Look at the way they talk about teachers, education in general, health care, the poor. It's all about who has power and wealth, and who doesn't. And they are the ones who worship power and wealth.
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