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Love is not all we need…Lennon got it wrong.

Free watercolour painting silhouette illustration

all we need is not love
we don’t even have a definition for love
people don’t even like each other
all we need is
an end to violence
we need freedom
equality
respect (maybe)
and kindness
stop saying things about love
families don’t even talk to each other
the divorce rate is astronomical
violence against women children and animals
is off the charts
love doesn’t work
assuming it even exists
love solves nothing
but the rest of the things I’ve listed
can lead to a better world for everyone

Sticker…

Free Shabby aged blue metal street pole with rebel fist sticker and marks located on pavement Stock Photo

Photo:  Markus Spiske
Pexels

Graffiti…words.

a person with a red helmet standing in front of a wallwe should ask ourselves
that question
on a daily basis
look what’s happening
to this beautiful
planet
and the beautiful
beings
who share it
with us
what we are leaving behind
is death
and
destruction
pollution
and
extinction
we are making absolutely sure
there is nothing left
for future generations
because greed
and the never ending thirst
for power over others
as well as hatred
lies
and stupidity
have replaced
beauty
cooperation
joy
creativity
community
safety
healthy food
equality
honesty
truth
proper health care
a livable wage
respect
privacy
and most of all
freedom
eventually
even the memories
of those things
will be gone
and what we’ll
leave behind
is a dead planet
I believe it’s not
our first
and if any of us are left
it won’t be our last

 

Photo:  amõr
privacy
Unsplash

Yes…

Free Woman in White Shirt and Denim Jeans Carries Skate Shoes and Tote Bag Stock Photo

Photo:  Jean Baptist Burbaud
Pexels

Equality

Scales, Law, Justice, Balance, Weight

Without equal opportunities, equality can never exist.

Okay, so…Privilege

The one thing that people aren’t talking about, at least not that I’ve heard, is WHITE PRIVILEGE.  White privilege is the cause of many problems.  We can’t see it, don’t even know we have it, since we’ve never been without it, but like male privilege, white privilege gives power to certain people and not to others, based on the color of their skin.  Male privilege gives power to men based on their gender.

So while people are trying to recognize, and eliminate systemic racism, we have to  recognize white privilege, or nothing will change.  We must recognize white privilege and refuse to accept it, so that justice and equality can be served.  Men have to do that if women are ever to be free and equal, as well.

Privilege, is what the the elites believe they have.  They use it over all of us.  Privilege is POWER over those who don’t have it.

White people have it.  Men have it.  The rich have it.  People in power have it.  We need learn how to SEE it and get rid of it.

Up until two weeks ago, the police had police privilege.  Things are changing.  Privilege can lead to corruption or simply blindness, so that we can’t recognize the power we are GIVEN for no reason, other than the color of our skin, or gender.

Privilege always puts some over others and that’s a huge part of the problem.

So, when we talk about EQUALITY, we have to talk about PRIVILEGE.

Quote: Rosa Parks

 

from: quotestats.com