• girlfreddy@lemmy.ca
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    11 months ago

    Across the globe politicians are legally allowed to lie through their teeth and not face any consequences … with Western nations being the leaders.

    I want a leader - any leader - to challenge that BS and stand up for what’s right and true. But it seems that those are the ones who end up in far-flung jails on trumped upped charges or murdered for being honest.

    The whole f’ing world is for shit and feels like we exist in hell.

    • gedaliyah@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      When times feel dark, I remember the words of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

      The arc of the Moral Universe is long, but it bends toward justice.

      And also the words of Rabbi Tarfon

      It is not upon you to complete the work, but neither are you free to desist from it.

      In other words, the world does gradually get better, but you can’t always see it happening because it takes a very long time. That’s why we have to do everything we can today to try to help it along.