12 Reminders to Stay Fueled for the Long Fight Ahead
In the middle of the biggest viral pandemic in a century, a global revolution sparking the largest antiracist movement of our lifetimes, worldwide protests against institutionalized racism and police brutality — and democracy on a cliff — we must fuel up for fight ahead. Here are 12 tips.
Lu Hanessian, MSc
Thomas Merton wrote that, in order to disarm the violence in the world, we must first disarm the violence in ourselves.
In the middle of the biggest viral pandemic in a century, a global revolution sparking the largest antiracist movement of our lifetimes, worldwide protests against police brutality on Black communities — and democracy on a cliff — we must fuel up for fight ahead.
Here are 12 tips for the road.
1. FB, IG, Twitter are not news sources.
It’s called social media. Recognize that it’s like being at a giant gathering where billions of people are talking over each other at high decibel, nobody trusts anyone, you’re unsure if you’re interacting with humans or bots, and yet you convince yourself you can’t leave because you “want to stay informed”. Know this truth: Disinformation is open game…