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Why is ANYone surprised by this violence?!?
Our icons, and heroes, and mentors, and 
Example-setters, many of them with visibility
And fame given to them ONLY by the money

WE give them to perform, play, or ply their
Craft, espousing the most hateful, vitriolic,
Nasty-minded language and intents, and
Hundreds of THOUSANDS of us cheering

Them on!! People marching in the streets
Holding signs of Martin Luther King, Jr., all
The while chanting by the thousands for the
Death of policemen!! Actors, comedians,

Athletes, producers, journalists, politicians,
Authors, calling for violence and hatred and
Bias and division, and even DEATH, to the very
Leaders that WE, the people, have voted into

Office! STOP!! Until we EACH stop supporting
Not only hatred itself, but ANYONE who SPEAKS
It, or ANYone who spews venom that INCITES
Division and animosity, or is in defense of the

Hateful people in positions of power or fame or
Popularity, not Matter WHAT side their on,
NOTHING will improve, certainly NOT this horror.
Isn't the world sad enough with religious

Extremism, terrorism, gangs, and war?!? We're
CREATING terrorism right here in our backyards
And streets and parks, JUST by the despicable,
Neglectful, and hypocritical ways we treat each

OTHER! Get up in the morning, LOOK yourself
In the face in the bathroom mirror, and promise
YourSELF that you're going to do the best job
You can, at not only NOT saying anything hateful

Or antagonistic or harmful/hurtful toward
Anyone else, but also doing whatever you can
To help OTHERS recognize, in as kind a way as
Possible, that THEY are using hateful words or

Means or actions. They could either do or say
What they ARE in a more positive way, OR not
Say it at ALL, if it serves no constructive purpose.
THAT'S where the answer starts, with US,

One-on-one with the person we are ultimately
Responsible for - ourselves. Just the example
It will set to others ALONE will make a huge
Difference, and if we All START there, then

We're at LEAST on the right road, and we'll
Actually be in a place where we have a RIGHT
To be surprised about the horror we see each
Day. And please, STOP making excuses for the

People who do anything OTHER than that,
Just because you like them or support them
Or are on their side of whatever argument is
Being made, because there is NO argument

That can overcome what LOVE and kindness
And empathy can! There is NO argument that
Can justify or rationalize hatefulness and
Prejudice, of ANY kind. There is NO argument

That is time spent as constructively as
Compromise and intelligent, POSITIVE,
Mutually respectful discussion! I see SO many
Very intelligent people so saddened by all the

Violence, who turn around and post the most
Hateful, vitriolic memes and statements.
These are people I respect highly and consider
Friends, who now, because they ASSUME I'm

One way or the other, (wrongly, I might add,
For the most part), because I speak against
Hatred, now avoid me and my page like the plague,
Or just plain don't read these "pieces" of mine.

It seems SUCH a waste of gray matter and
Synapses, because if those SAME people put
Their vast knowledge and insight and angry
Energy into loving behavior and causes, what

INCREDIBLE change could come about!
I am not preaching - I have as much hatred
As anyone, and it's hard to let go of because
It's grounded in some of my deepest beliefs -

But I HAVE to start somewhere, and WORDS
Are my greatest weapon, for now. No matter
What else I do, at least twice a day I give myself
"The Stare", and I examine my actions and

Words, and I promise myself that I'll do the
Best I can to NOT do or say anything hateful ...
I NEVER make it, but every day I see CHANGE,
Positive change, in ME, if in small amounts,

And THAT is where I begin the process ...
I can only hope it rubs off somewhere. But at
The very LEAST, I feel a BIT more justified in
Saying, in the kindest way I can, PLEASE ...

STOP the HATE.
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