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I want to make kindness (and sanity) ubiquitous. Frankly, it’s not that rare, but actually valuing and respecting kindness is considered naive. Many of the authorities everywhere, our “leaders,” seem to recognize only force, which is really violence and which they consider to be the only genuine strength.
Leaders like Trump and Orban and LePen are actually Maoists. They believe political power comes out of the barrel of a gun. Even some people who think of themselves as humanitarians agree. They want to fight fire with fire and use force against those illiberal leaders.
Actually force and violence is weakness. Love IS strength. Read on and I’ll explain why this is the case, and what YOU need to do about it.
The Entire Framework for Public Discourse Is Downright Wacky!
What people talk about, what we prioritize, what we fixate on is pretty crazy. We are very bad at triage and evaluating what is important…
