A few days ago, I was going through old quotes I used to write down from reading books and one was about growing up with good role models. About how if you don’t have that, you kind of end up without anything solid you actually believe in.
And for some reason that sent me spiraling.
I started thinking about parents and how at some point, parents look at their kids and either feel proud of who they became or…I don’t know, something else.
And what I can’t stop thinking about is how there are parents out there who are genuinely proud that their kids turned out just like them…racist, hateful, angry at minorities, cheering when families get torn apart, etc.
And that’s just such a weird thing to be proud of.
And it brought me back to how at first, a lot of Trump supporters were saying, “it’s only the worst of the worst.” That’s how they justified it.
And now that it’s obvious that’s not true, that it’s families, kids, people with no criminal records…the story just keeps changing.
Every time something worse happens, the line moves.
What used to be unacceptable suddenly isn’t anymore
And instead of going, “okay, this is too far,” they just adapt.
That’s the part that messes with me the most.
Not even Trump himself, because he was transparent from the beginning. Like the logical people knew from the get go his hateful, dividing, and self-obsessed views. It’s how easily people adapt to cruelty as long as it’s aimed at the “right” people.
It feels like control more than anything.
Control over how other people live, what choices they’re allowed to make, and what kind of life is considered acceptable.
Like abortion. I can’t help but think that if someone is desperate enough, they’re going to do it whether it’s legal or not. So, all banning it does is make it more dangerous.
But the same people who scream about protecting life also lose their minds when they see a poor person asking for change or someone on food stamps.
Recently there was this girl calling churches and pretending to be a mother in need of baby formula as a social experiment to see if they really backed their “pro-life” screams. And guess what most of the ones that were quick to offer help were mosques.
The majority of the churches refused or it seemed didn’t care. Crazy right?!
Like where is the logic in that?
And now that I’ve gotten started on religion, like Jesus literally stood with the poor, the sick, and the outsiders. Yet somehow the same people who make Jesus their whole identify, at the same time included hating immigrants and cutting benefits.
And at some point compassion just … disappeared.
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Separately, I also saw this interview where someone said white supremacists are terrified of minorities having power because they believe in “reap what you sow.”
They assume if power shifts, minorities will do to them what white people have done historically. But that says more about them than anyone else.
For anyone who needs to hear this… wanting equality isn’t the same as wanting revenge. Wanting representation isn’t the same as wanting to dominate. But fear makes people project.
What really made me feel like I was losing my mind was hearing people excuse things they’d never tolerate from anyone else…things like SA, corruption, outright cruelty…because one issue matters more to them.
Like it’s okay if kids are hurt if men don’t play sports with women because that’s where their priorities lie. It’s sick really.
And yet, I keep coming back to parents.
To the idea that some parents are proud that their kids learned how to justify this stuff. Learned how to look away. Learned who doesn’t deserve empathy.
Like there are really parents out there who see their kids enjoying cruelty towards others. They see their kids enjoying it, joking about it, cheering when families are ripped apart, and they feel validated. Like, “I raised them right”.
Then to top it all off, the same people doing the separating then are going out to Mexican restaurants afterward, smiling, posting pictures, being served by the very people they’re dehumanizing. And they like that part too.
The power.
The humiliation.
The fact that they can hurt people and still be treated politely.
😔
And let me tell you, that’s not policy…that’s something way uglier.
It’s just weird how we’re at this point. I thought we’d have flying cars by now, but instead it’s like we’re turning back time.
But beyond all the crazy right now, I guess all we could do is hold on to our hope and use it for good.
Anyway, that’s all I got…an old quote turned into a spiral and now I’m out.
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Love, Loops.