The powerful as bullies!
Below is a snippet of Meryl streep from her golden globes speech and i must say i was impressed by her wise words :
"It kind of broke my heart when I saw it, and I still can’t get it out of my head because it wasn’t in a movie. It was real life. And this instinct to humiliate when it’s modeled by someone in the public platform by someone powerful, it filters down into everybody’s life ‘cause it kind of gives permission for other people to do the same thing. Disrespect invites disrespect. Violence incites violence. When the powerful use their position to bully others, we all lose."
Today, all over the world and in my own country, the powerful have been using their positions to trample on the masses and get their own way no matter the cost. They do not think twice about destroying people's lives so that they can achieve their despicable ends!
I know it makes people really angry, (I know i am) but we have to take the high road. (sigh) As Meryl says "violence incites violence and disrespect invites disrespect" We have to be better than that if we are to make a positive impact on this broken world. Meryl is a perfect example of how a person can use their postion of privelege or power to influence and inspire others! Kudos to her and imagine what the world would be like if the other "powerful" people did the same! God bless you all!
"It kind of broke my heart when I saw it, and I still can’t get it out of my head because it wasn’t in a movie. It was real life. And this instinct to humiliate when it’s modeled by someone in the public platform by someone powerful, it filters down into everybody’s life ‘cause it kind of gives permission for other people to do the same thing. Disrespect invites disrespect. Violence incites violence. When the powerful use their position to bully others, we all lose."
Today, all over the world and in my own country, the powerful have been using their positions to trample on the masses and get their own way no matter the cost. They do not think twice about destroying people's lives so that they can achieve their despicable ends!
I know it makes people really angry, (I know i am) but we have to take the high road. (sigh) As Meryl says "violence incites violence and disrespect invites disrespect" We have to be better than that if we are to make a positive impact on this broken world. Meryl is a perfect example of how a person can use their postion of privelege or power to influence and inspire others! Kudos to her and imagine what the world would be like if the other "powerful" people did the same! God bless you all!
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