Fortunately, when we know how, and have the desire to, we can negate their grip on us by thinking the central thought of that belief, such as “The rule of law is applied equally,” and say, “Hell NO. That’s NOT true!!” and replacing it with something more accurate.

There’s no need for any of us to get stuck with beliefs that are wrecking our lives. Beliefs aren’t “things.” A belief is simply a thought we’ve had, that we then affirm by saying “Yes!! That’s true!!” with heightened emotions.

when the attack is against WHO YOU ARE - when it’s racism, misogyny, antisemitism, Islamophobia, ableism, sizeism, homophobia, transphobia, etc - we are having a totally different conversation

and that’s the central problem with having such insulated, privileged voices drive these narratives

It’s almost like Trump reminds most people of Hitler.