The words we use impact more than just those that are around to hear it. We leave seeds of vitriol, hope, love, disdain, and more with the language we use to address issues and people. The conversation we need to have and have been waiting for a piece of humanity during those discussions is disappearing. Instead we revel in destroying our opponents and any notion of respect that could be had in a civil discourse. But why would we entertain such discourse? We get more clicks, likes, and fan attention with hostile targeting of our language.
The pejorative nature of "online gangsterism" has spread dangerously from the safe corners of online chats and forums to street corners and college campuses across America; without contextual conjecture. Language is used to insult, demonize and target those deemed as lesser than, and it is working. Both the targets of the language and the users of the language have become targets of violence, targets of death.
What power lies in words we have allowed to become weapons of personal and cultural warfare. The pen's mighty power has become the first recourse in a war that will leave us all maimed. How do we get back to the sweet nature of community conjecture and build through respectful civil conversation? When do we realize the fyre we speak is burning the world down. The words we use and the power they have, let us return to humanity!
P.S. give us grace as we maneuver and get these things rolling back in sync.
Free Thought Revolution is a human rights revolution, voiced through podcast, and actioned through youth programs. FTR was borne June 2020 respect to George Floyd, et al... We strive to hold intelligent conversation embedded with intimate vulnerability, factual testimonial, and flavored with the philosophical thread of humanity. We pray our empathy will make you think, and the stories will give you connection.
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