Tag Archive | elites

The Weaponization of Compassion: Tools for Real Peace-making

The Weaponization of Compassion: Tools for Real Peace-making


When compassionate action is strictly defined, mandated and enforced by an external entity, is it truly compassionate?

Ode to COVID: Revenge of the Introverts (a poem)

Ode to COVID: Revenge of the Introverts (a poem)


Latterday patriarchs melting members saw their masculinity attacked Obelisks in erectile dysfunction The all-seeing eye viewing from atop its pyramid of superiority their numbers drawn, their times counted For out of balance the balancing sheet revealed Slithering from the depths of a navel impaled the spiked punch came from a long-planned itinerary of doom Punching […]

Poor me: race, cognitive dissonance, and personal responsibility for all


Dearest readers, Being human is impossibly difficult. It is a challenge we take on voluntarily. At least that is what I believe, and that belief empowers me and gives me hope for all of us. It seems crazy to think that I could have chosen the family I was born into and the circumstances of […]