At Auschwitz we see the end of the long process. It's important to remember that the Holocaust did not start from gas chambers & murder.
The hatred slowly developed from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice, through legal exclusion, escalating violence & dehumanization.
We are not all in the same boat. We are in the same storm. Some have yachts, some have canoes, and some are drowning. Just be kind and help whoever you can.
Pay attention to -- and never forget -- the difference in police response between a white supremacist coup and protestors asking to not be killed in the streets.
“Have you ever had to get through a day, smiling at people, talking, as if everything were normal and okay, while all the the time you felt like you were carrying a leaden weight of unhappiness inside you?” ― Elizabeth Wurtzel, Prozac Nation
Unlearn these.
• pretending to be okay
• staying in toxic relationships
• minimising or ignoring your feelings
• your limiting beliefs
• that being vulnerable is a sign of weakness
• that you don’t deserve good things
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