Listen now |Vanessa unpacks a hard truth learned on a flight home: indoctrination isn't loud—it’s quiet, comforting, and deeply dangerous. A powerful reflection on media, story, and staying awake.
I've been on vacation and deliberately "unplugging" from as much as possible ... something my soul desperately needed in these times. Back in the thick of things, I am working my way through my emails and newsletters and just read this. You are so right, I think, about the indoctrination. I have a hard time getting my head around why so many of the people who seem to be so angry (of those who believe empathy is a weakness anyway) are angry and afraid. Some of these people I know personally, and nothing real is threatening them or their livelihoods. Many of them live in fairly insulated communities where everyone else looks and thinks like them. But for whatever reason (reasons I'll likely never understand), they are angry and afraid, and I think you are correct that the "news" they are falling asleep to is somehow soothing to them. Anyway, as someone who truly wants to be a real ally, I'm here to listen. I want to understand how to be an ally in the most effective ways.
I've been on vacation and deliberately "unplugging" from as much as possible ... something my soul desperately needed in these times. Back in the thick of things, I am working my way through my emails and newsletters and just read this. You are so right, I think, about the indoctrination. I have a hard time getting my head around why so many of the people who seem to be so angry (of those who believe empathy is a weakness anyway) are angry and afraid. Some of these people I know personally, and nothing real is threatening them or their livelihoods. Many of them live in fairly insulated communities where everyone else looks and thinks like them. But for whatever reason (reasons I'll likely never understand), they are angry and afraid, and I think you are correct that the "news" they are falling asleep to is somehow soothing to them. Anyway, as someone who truly wants to be a real ally, I'm here to listen. I want to understand how to be an ally in the most effective ways.