Off to get the replacement MRI this afternoon. Hopefully it works this time.
Drink more water.
Good conversation this morning about everything that’s going on. I really suck at being scared. That really isn’t a good thing when you’re around people who are perpetually-scared.
It’s difficult to explain that just because I don’t understand or share your fear doesn’t mean I don’t care about you.
But understand that I’m not going to cheer whatever thing that’s eating your attention this morning.
I posted this to Michael Malice’s Locals yesterday, but I think it bears repeating.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Db3EFR2CDC-/?igsh=MWM3aXkyZzIwdjFhMQ==
It always ends up in the same place.
Epstein —> Mossad —> AIPAC —> Liberty Incident —> US deserves 9/11 (and the Jews actually did it)
It always ends in antisemitism.
Always. Every single time.
So, prompts….
What do I want people to feel when they’re around me?
This actually fits with this morning’s discussion. I’m not irrationally-worried about anything.
There’s not anything I can do to “fix” whatever problem(s) you identified. Neither can you. But you can hurt many, many, many people in pursuit of your solution.
And I’m not ever going to give you the protection you seek from your position of power/prestige/etc. If you fuck up, I’m not going to say that you didn’t.
If you’re lucky, I just don’t say anything at all.
What actions can I take to make people feel that way?
You know, I don’t really know. For the people who are terror-bound, I don’t know that there’s really change minds.
I’d say sometime like “I’m not going to sugar-coat it,” but that’s not entirely true, either. Likely, I’ll respond with a non-committal, “Okay.”
But the world’s not a terrible place, and things are getting better.