Uniformity
Imbalance
And Exclusion
Is this really what we want?
Is this really who we are?
What we have become?
To dismiss
Diversity
Equity
And Inclusion
And turn it into a thought terminating cliche
Perfect for those who can’t spell D.E.I.
Or understand that woke means awake
Although; “the belief there are systemic injustices in American society and the need to address them.”
The definition of woke given by Ron DeSantis’ general council in a Florida court room, works pretty well for me too
Do we really want to call this a virus?
Cancel culture, identity politics, left vs. right
These are just distractions from what we don’t talk about
From what we are supposed to be immune from
Class
It has always been about class
It has always been about a return to serfdom
The creation of caste system
A technocratic feudalism
This is not rolling back the years
This is the systematic dismantling of the idea of a dream
Sure a dream sold and marketed
fought over and clamored for
But still a dream that most of us bought into
This does not end well
Nazism never does
There is no Republican Party anymore
There is just MAGA
The Democrats are cowed and neutered
Cloaking themselves in the flag and the next election
As our society burns down around them
Nobody is coming to save us
There is no heroic savior
Our culture has shaped us to believe that it takes someone extraordinary to affect change
A hero,
A prince or princess
A chosen one
That it takes special powers
Training
A unique past
But it doesn’t
It takes people
People affect change
People make resistances
People overthrow dictators
People make revolutions
People decide what kind of society they want to live in
It takes us
It takes diversity
Equity
And inclusion
Because it takes all of us.
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