“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”

- James Baldwin

Good morning, Beautiful People!
Let’s tackle today’s obstacles like Dexter … the dog, not the serial killer …. unless absolutely necessary 😉

Conspiracy beliefs can be seen as a maladaptive strategy of managing stress. People can avoid dealing with stressors by engaging with conspiracy theories which place blame for any misfortunes on others (doi.org/10.1111/bjso...).

How does one become uninformed, like are there classes I can take?

It's a further example of the nationalism which is gripping the world. Us v them mentality reinforced by the media (MSM and SM) and not questioned by people who think a flag is sacred.

On a daily basis, I watch in dread as the country 🇿🇦 I was born in and love with all my heart buys into hateful ideologies that were never ours. There was always the “black menace” narrative - but that has now been replaced by an Anti-African drive, strategically managed and funded