If my parents survive my teenage years, I would like to cry in their presence. If they do not, I hope they find peace in their respective faiths and lead an afterlife where they can exist without deathly obligations.
Today was pretty jarring - a session focused on media/news/current events connected to drone strikes primarily in Pakistan and garnering information from different sources (the UN, Russia, Pakistan, and UK). I did not want to participate because I didn’t see how conducive reenactments/skits would be, as they would feature death of real people and not numbers on a screen. And then the laughter about Jamila throwing a faux bomb…that was just all kinds of messed up.
It brought ideas of nationality, identity, patriotism, and the catered audience in news. I believe things that are not matched with that of America (let alone specific demographics of America that may/may not hold dominance in certain spheres of life and in fact may/may not be limited and disfranchised by an overarching paradigm of exploitation and apathy) and in that light, I am not the typical consumer of news.
But despite the conflicted nature of such a policy, I know there is a right answer. There can’t be a gray area, due to the fact lives are being lost. You cannot protect and kill and claim your humanity (your arguments for such a position and related tactics in not only combat, but national policy and plans are only justified with the preassumption that you will always be a target, the demographics you are attacking will be the enemy, and you have the power to portray a population).
Whatever ethics/morals we thought we had, they go out the window if we do not lead a world where all is involved.
What really shocked me today was counting how many Black teachers at Cleveland, let alone in my whole education experience, especially when taking in consideration the demographics of the neighborhood.
Anyway, I liked Mr. Malone today and I’m not completely sure why.
TVD Plot Twist: Bonnie forsakes the spirits and Expression and follows her own path in magic, giving up all of that vampire shit, and bringing back Jeremy and getting the hell out of Dodge.
Context of photos/gif sets
You and I need to watch out for reblogging pictures/gifs just for the sake of repeating a message that may hold true for you (and a lot of humanity - those about love, longing, pain, etc) because of its own context and usage.
That is from the Vampire Diaries detailing a horrible relationship dynamic between fictional characters in a universe of repeated plots and journeys. It is not meant to sum up your very minute experience with relationships.
You don’t know what you are until someone else tells you.
