When the systems we have in place to obtain "justice" fail us, eruptions are bound to occur. Eventually, people are driven to take it upon themselves to restore some balance. Some gather together to march and engage in public protest. Others act individually. Their tools of last resort are shame, ridicule or refusal to participate.
Athletes refuse to go to the White House to celebrate their excellence.
Musicians refuse to allow their music to be played.
When people who are "getting away with it" appear in public, they are booed.
In the face of failure, we at least demand that the pardoned or the escaped retreat to their private privilege.
For this, are we now "unkind"?
Well said,Joan. On a lighter note, my mom had her own take on kindness: "People say I'm kind, but what I want to know is, what kind?"
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