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mk  ·  3490 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: In College and Hiding From Scary Ideas

These are problems of privilege. Most of the world can only dream of such consideration of their individual humanity. We do a disservice to all that are less privileged than we to put our sensibilities on such a pedestal.

People have a powerful ability to scrutinize and learn from adversity and pain. Our ability to hope, heal, communicate, and love in the face of ugliness and violence is what leads to less ugliness and violence. Willful aversion and ignorance creates 'safe places' for a few at the expense of many.