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Elaine R. Frieman's avatar

I also feel hope. Hopefully (no pun intended) not unfounded. 🫶🏻

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Elaine R. Frieman's avatar

I do also think often, “what is wrong with people and why do they do these things” — from the rubbish to trolling to abuse to removing women’s rights, etc. 🙈😱😬

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Rebecca Holden's avatar

Such a thought-provoking post. We have to hold on to what we value: hope endures even in a cruel world.

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prue batten's avatar

I feel for what you are enduring and can only say Take Heart. By and large, the goods outweigh the bads in society, I think. There’s a lovely old saying: ‘good will out’. We just have to believe it.

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Renato Zane's avatar

Despite the negative signs, I'm still hopeful for a better future. As more people reflect on our current state of affairs, awareness will grow of the undesirable dissonance between unkindness, incivility, etc. and their opposites. I believe momentum will swing back to a renewed vision of the values that collectively we seem to have so carelessly trampled. It may take a long time, but decency, safety and dignity will re-emerge. Until then, we who yearn for those days must plod on with confidence.

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