As we have developed as a nation, monstrous mistakes politically, and ideologically have been made, racism is one of those high crimes, and it must be eliminated. I believe we must continue to fight for equality, freedom, and the rights of every individual period. I also think we must be careful not to destroy the good foundational qualities that brought us to this place in human history, where we have the right and the ability to make the changes we are protesting and fighting for. If we burn it all down now, the sacrifices and the high price that the oppressed before us have already paid will have been in vain.
The ultimate purpose of protest is to separate what’s right from what’s wrong; it’s not meant to destroy everything indiscriminately. It’s only common sense that we must retain what is good and grow it, build it, improve it, and get rid of what is bad, we should always be moving toward the good. It’s critical to see this, If we destroy the foundation that has made us the freest people in the history of humankind, what will we have? This is important, don’t just skip past this fact because there is still work to do and because the system isn’t perfect and people get it wrong every day. A protest has been fundamental to our growth as a society; it’s necessary. However, protest is just the starting point. Protest needs to be balanced with the understanding that anybody who lives in Western culture now has more opportunities than any other point in human history. More importantly, we have the tools and freedom to affect the change we are protesting for, and we have the responsibility to do the work required to make that change come to pass.
We must not allow the freedom we have to become a weakness. Freedom can’t exist without self-disciple; each of us must take responsibility for our response as individuals, as families, and as a community. We cannot allow our emotions and momentum to cause us to act in a way that destroys the progress that has been made. We must not let those with anti-freedom values, ideology, and political aims to use us unwittingly.
There is a very clear difference between justice and revenge.
Keep Coming Forward!
Jimmy H
Mayhem Mindset Coach
