"...it seems pretty clear to me that the world isn’t getting any less hateful."

My friend, Mrs. Chili, wrote a beautiful post tonight about the ridiculousness that has been happening in the political world and how that affects our kids today. You should give it a read. My favorite excerpt:

"I am sending all of my children into a world that tells them, to varying degrees, that they are unworthy, unlovable, and undeserving of basic human dignity. In the short time I have with them, I have to give them the tools they need to become thoughtful critical analysts so they can think through all the pernicious lies and malignant bullshit being fed to them as “fact.” In the short time I have with them, I need to build up their self-esteem so that they’ll question when someone in positions of power tells them that they’re not capable of making their own choices, that they don’t deserve a vote, or that their neighbors pose a clear and present danger to them. In the short time I have with them, I need to instill a sense of both agency and responsibility that motivates them to participate actively in a system that seems hell-bent on keeping them uninformed and disenfranchised. In the short time I have with them, I need to make them believe that they are good people; capable, wonderful, loving, and compassionate people who are agents for good in the world.

I don’t have enough time, and that thought is what paralyzed me yesterday. I need more time, because it seems pretty clear to me that the world isn’t getting any less hateful."

The whole post: http://theinnerdoor.wordpress.com/2012/05/10/thought-for-thursday-i-need-more-time/