06/02/2020
Change
Change can be a wonderful thing. Especially when it's needed. And it's needed. To anyone who believes otherwise, I encourage you to ask yourself why do you think this way?
To people who counteract "Black lives matter" with "All lives matter". Yup. You're correct. They all matter. To point this out is unnecessary and myopic. You're missing the point. The point is that the playing field needs to be even. The idea that the second you're born, if you have a certain look, you have an advantage over someone who has a different look, is asinine at its very core. This is why we need change.
The country is burning. All over. Everywhere. And it should be. Change doesn't come easy; especially when the issues are nestled deep into our culture. All the way to the core. Undoing these issues won't be pretty, won't be easy, and is going to cause the country to turn on its side. And maybe that's what we need.
Diversity is a wonderful thing. The Earth is about 25000 miles in circumference; that's damn big. Huge. Go run a mile. Now run it 24,999 more times. Congrats, you just circumnavigated the Equator. And it probably took you years. In allllll that space, there exists billions upon billions of people. And where they live. So many countries, cities, towns, villages. Let's dive into a silly example, but if you had 100 million restaurants, what are the odds the best one is 10 minutes from you? Minuscule. Is anyone saying the pizza parlor down the street isn't great? No. It can be great. But so can one in other parts of the world. Two things can be great; the fact that one is closer to you doesn't make the other place any less great.
At its core, if you believe anyone that doesn't look like you is I don't know, less than you, at a lower level, or an equivalent, is absurd. And yet, this is what some believe. Many believe. And it's why change is needed. We're all humans. You're not better if you were born here, or born there. We are the same species. We bleed the same. If you feel you're better than someone because of how you look or where you were born, you need to take a long look in the mirror and ask yourself, "Why do I think this?"
Diversity should be embraced. Not discouraged. If we have the power to make this happen, we need to. So do it. It's been a long time coming