HEY SMOGON! I know a lot of folks aren't open to the possibility that the people of earth can peacefully co-inhabit the same space, regardless of what they look like...but truth be told those folks are just making excuses. I know people of white origins did bad shit in the past and I never once denied that. I never once said white people are innocent, but really though...
WHO IS?
You wanna tell me a perfect race of immaculate beings exists, well where are they?!
We all are flawed, no arguments here I expect; except from the ignorant.
Hey, I just used a semi-colon. You know what that represents? I do.
It means I have chosen to continue, so should you.
We can either move forward and make progress regardless of the person that is in power by OUR vote or we can use it as an excuse to act like a butt-you be the judge.
This so much. I think Gene Roddenberry (creator of Star Trek) would agree with you. We are flawed, and at so many time illogical, but as scary as that is, that also means that there is the exciting prospect of helping one another improve ourselves. And no matter how dire things seem, we can never give up. He believed that we would rise above our primitive tendencies, and create a society similar to the fictional one he helped create. We only need to be imaginative, patient, and put in the time and effort. And considering the amount of fear that the Cold War would lead to armageddon, which they were wrong about, perhaps he was right. We're still here, and we can still do this!
But there is so much to be done!
We can't unite as one race, and go out and explore outer space (even if we had the technological means, which scientists are exploring) if we can't even unite what is supposed to be the greatest country on the planet. Right now, we might as well be the Divided States of America, given the amount of polarization that we have. And news flash: the wealthy fat bastards love it. While we're busy arguing over whether conservatism or progressivism is better for the country, they will be busy having their pawns in the government pass legislation that benefits them on their behalf.
Right now, we need to put aside our differences, focus on our commonalities first, and then we need to be able to compromise so that we can address each other's concerns to at least some degree. Getting money out of politics: if that is the one major thing that happens over the next four years, THAT my friends will be a major victory. And for those of you who are often involved in politics: don't feel shy to spread the word.
Will we need to drag the groups of the uncompromising, hardened groups of racial supremacists kicking and screaming into the future? Probably eventually. That, or they can quietly make their own communities. If they don't force their ideologies on me or everyone else, like these
KKK idiots, then fine. Forcing one's ideologies usually take a huge effort, and creates conflict. God gave us free will for a reason. I still hope they come around eventually, but who the hell am I kidding?! Obviously, I could go on about the harm and flaws of racial supremacy, but that's another topic.
But if we can get past all of this, the rewards will be worth it I think.
