The difference in the quality of the seeds
we sow into our children
could not be more evident
than in these two images.
Related Off-site Links:
The Youngest Inaugural Poet in U.S. History, Amanda Gorman, Plans to Run for President in 2036 – Because of Them We Can September 22, 2021).
Amanda Gorman: More Than A Poet – Taylor Mills (Now This News, October 26, 2021).
Kyle Rittenhouse Found Not Guilty of All Charges in Wisconsin Murder Trial – Nathan Layne (Reuters, November 19, 2021).
“Saddening, Infuriating, and Utterly Unsurprising”: Rittenhouse Acquitted – Brett Wilkens (Common Dreams, November 19, 2021).
The Unsurprising Outcome of the Rittenhouse Trial – Adam Serwer (The Atlantic (November 19, 2021).
Kyle Rittenhouse Is Acquitted on All Charges. Here's How Colin Kaepernick, Gov. Evers, Sen. Ron Johnson, Biden, Trump and Others Are Reacting on Social Media – Christopher Kuhagen (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, November 19, 2021).
The Rittenhouse Trial Could Never Have Been What Americans Wanted – David A. Graham (The Atlantic (November 19, 2021).
What’s Next Now That Kyle Rittenhouse Has Been Found Not Guilty? Legal Fallout From the Kenosha Shootings Will Continue – Ashley Luthern and Bruce Vielmetti (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, November 19, 2021).
See also the previous Wild Reed posts:
• Amanda Gorman: Quote of the Day – January 20, 2021
• “It’s All in How We Paint Pictures and Tell Stories”
• Cathy Heying: Quote of the Day – August 27, 2020
• Two Comments on Racism in America . . . and a Perspective on White Solidarity
• “Of Course America Is Racist”
• The Problem Is Ultimately Bigger Than Individuals. It’s Systemic
• Insurrection at the Capitol vs Black Lives Matter Protests
2 comments:
What is born violently can only last violently (nihil violentum durabile). People who know they are loved and who find in love the reason for their happiness do not need to attack anyone to feel dignified and secure. Violence is, at the bottom, a sign of emptiness and weakness, the illusion that makes us believe that the abuse of power can replace the gift of love. We must choose to sow, today, more love.
I lost hope today. This is so outrageous. Look at all the people who went to jail or prison for nonviolent civil disobedience. Focus for a minute on all the youth, primarily black, in jail or prison for marijuana. Yet this white kid, Kyle Rittenhouse, is a killer and gets to go home.
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