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[–]christine_grab 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I have glanced at the story a little bit here and there as info came out, but have not read too in-depth because it is too upsetting. But I wanted to say something supportive. I feel like the silver lining of the lock-down is that each and every one of us had to change our lives in some way. For some it was drastic, for others, it was minor. But we've had to conscientiously think about our patterns and how to change them to fit the new guidelines. And now many of us spend our time and energy on different things than we would have normally.

Let's face it. Most of us live on a rat wheel. We just thoughtlessly run on the wheel. Yeah, we all have pivotal moments in our life where we make life decisions, ie, should I change my job?, but for most of us, the vast majority of days are programmed by school, work, or whatever. It's the first time we, as a world, have stopped to re-think what we are doing and why we are doing it. And with less distraction, like sports, it's been harder to keep blinders on to issues like this.

I know things are crazy and tumultuous and scary and bleak right now, but I have a lot of hope that society is at a turning point where we, as a society say we're not going to put up with this shit anymore. If enough of us demand an investigation and don't stop pressuring until we have accountability for her death and the cover-up, they'll have to comply. We should also demand they implement preventative measures to stop this type of thing happening again. Here is a post I wrote a while ago about how we, as an individual, can fight government corruption: https://saidit.net/s/conspiracy/comments/4c0u/some_tips_for_fighting_government_corruption/

Even though there are lots of types of corruption, it is the same broken system that keeps all the corruption going. I call it the fortress wall. I truly believe that if every one of us picks an area of corruption and starts pushing on that piece of wall, we'll take down the whole wall. We can do this!

Edit: Wanted to add this quote from Caitlin Johnstone: "The real revolution is an expansion of consciousness in all directions. Consciousness of oppression and exploitation, of corruption and imperialism, of propaganda and manipulation, of unjust social and economic dynamics, of our own egoic structures and unconscious mental habits. People can't change things they're unaware of. Once they're fully aware of them, change is inevitable."