"Old man: Dissent is not disloyalty.
Be careful before you retaliate.
Your steel wrapped in cotton
May only be brittle bone wrapped in fat."
It's true I don't like the ableist metaphors in this passage, but there is a challenge not to resort to them when it seems like so many have forgotten or laid aside their own integrity in the pursuit of whatever comes next in this election season. It's strange to me how people seem to undervalue, if not outright fear, clear and authentic voices. Dissent is the beginning of freedom, and freedom, like joy, is deserved by all. I owe it to myself and to everyone around me to speak the truth as I understand it, whatever the cost.
Be careful before you retaliate.
Your steel wrapped in cotton
May only be brittle bone wrapped in fat."
It's true I don't like the ableist metaphors in this passage, but there is a challenge not to resort to them when it seems like so many have forgotten or laid aside their own integrity in the pursuit of whatever comes next in this election season. It's strange to me how people seem to undervalue, if not outright fear, clear and authentic voices. Dissent is the beginning of freedom, and freedom, like joy, is deserved by all. I owe it to myself and to everyone around me to speak the truth as I understand it, whatever the cost.
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