I fear for my friends and tribe that happened to be born with darker skin pigment than I. I fear for my friends and tribe that have chosen a profession where they carry a badge, walk into harm's way every day, and have sworn to protect and serve us.
I feel fear.
This is the first time I can actually think of when I woke up and I was a little scared - a little confused - and ready to pack up the house and head for the hills. So, instead, I watch, I learn, I think, and I hope.
We are watching the overt war over our country's competing ideologies play out on our TVs, through our politics, shrouded by our doctrines of faith, and across our screens. It is so easy to put the walls up and attack anything that is counter to our little niche of beliefs. I challenge you ... to breathe. To listen. To consider. I, like many of you, are quick to react. Perhaps we need to not react, not repost, not retweet so quickly without dialogue. Not yelling. Not mocking. We need to listen.
Don't "like" this and move on. Don't "thumbs up" or :-) or whatever is easy to do then go right back to putting another brick up. I will do my best. I challenge you to do the same.
Ask.
Question.
Accept.
Respect.
