Wild week summary, and somehow every item reads like βthis should not be normalβ but here we are. Appreciate the clarity and receipts when chaos is trying to pass as policy.
I feel like it should be April. I saw peopleβs Christmas lights on last night and said, βCβmon, guys; itβs . . . January 9th!?!?!β You must be fried, Qasim.
It is striking how small the moral ambition community really is. Not because the ideas are obscure, but because truly seeing suffering and then accepting responsibility for it carries a real psychological cost. Most people narrow their moral field to whatever is directly in front of them. It is a defense mechanism rather than a lack of compassion. Once you recognize structural cruelty clearly, you cannot unsee it, and once you admit you could act, you also admit you are accountable for not acting. That level of clarity is rare.
History shows that every major moral shift begins with a small group willing to hold that clarity. Abolition, civil rights, early environmentalism, and animal welfare all started with minorities who refused sedation and insisted on agency. The goal is not to make everyone part of the core. The goal is to create a gravitational field strong enough that others eventually move into its orbit. Moral ambition has always been a minority position, but it is the minority that moves the world.
An ICE suggestion: Given their role, why do ICE personnel carry loaded guns when working our city's streets ? Is likely lethality an assumed part of the job?
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) employees protect America from
cross-border crime and illegal immigration that threaten national security and public safety.
We often see a masked ICE person pointing a loaded gun at a car driver, telling them to 'get out of the car' ... would there possibly be less instances if there were no loaded gun involved ? It is possible that more would get out of the car, but also possible that many more would 'run away'. Either way, Renee Good (a Minneapolis US citizen and mother of 3) would most assuredly still be alive, and ICE not being questioned for unwarranted lethality.
Maybe we should allow ICE into our cities, to do their jobs, but only if they do not carry loaded guns. (keep them locked in their car trunks). Note: This isn't happening in Britain. Dave Thomas Mount Joy, PA 17552
To do their jobs? Allow them into our cities? What do you believe their role to be? I think itβs clear. They are the personal gestapo army of Donald Trump, the puppy killer, Steven Miller, et al. What in the entire fuck are you talking about?
Thanks for putting all of your good works for the week in one accessible place again- with so much going on, I know Iβve missed a few. And the dad joke made me smile, which is an accomplishment on a dreary winter day in fascist USA!
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Wild week summary, and somehow every item reads like βthis should not be normalβ but here we are. Appreciate the clarity and receipts when chaos is trying to pass as policy.
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Appreciate your ongoing support
I feel like it should be April. I saw peopleβs Christmas lights on last night and said, βCβmon, guys; itβs . . . January 9th!?!?!β You must be fried, Qasim.
Exhausted but motivated to keep building. Grateful for your partnership, debra.
It is striking how small the moral ambition community really is. Not because the ideas are obscure, but because truly seeing suffering and then accepting responsibility for it carries a real psychological cost. Most people narrow their moral field to whatever is directly in front of them. It is a defense mechanism rather than a lack of compassion. Once you recognize structural cruelty clearly, you cannot unsee it, and once you admit you could act, you also admit you are accountable for not acting. That level of clarity is rare.
History shows that every major moral shift begins with a small group willing to hold that clarity. Abolition, civil rights, early environmentalism, and animal welfare all started with minorities who refused sedation and insisted on agency. The goal is not to make everyone part of the core. The goal is to create a gravitational field strong enough that others eventually move into its orbit. Moral ambition has always been a minority position, but it is the minority that moves the world.
This week of Let's Address This was a stellar week of journalism, Qasim.
You're smokin' β£οΈ
Thank you Celeste.
I'm guessing that many of your readers also read Heather Cox Richardson, if not her article today is important, even more so than most of hers.
An ICE suggestion: Given their role, why do ICE personnel carry loaded guns when working our city's streets ? Is likely lethality an assumed part of the job?
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) employees protect America from
cross-border crime and illegal immigration that threaten national security and public safety.
We often see a masked ICE person pointing a loaded gun at a car driver, telling them to 'get out of the car' ... would there possibly be less instances if there were no loaded gun involved ? It is possible that more would get out of the car, but also possible that many more would 'run away'. Either way, Renee Good (a Minneapolis US citizen and mother of 3) would most assuredly still be alive, and ICE not being questioned for unwarranted lethality.
Maybe we should allow ICE into our cities, to do their jobs, but only if they do not carry loaded guns. (keep them locked in their car trunks). Note: This isn't happening in Britain. Dave Thomas Mount Joy, PA 17552
To do their jobs? Allow them into our cities? What do you believe their role to be? I think itβs clear. They are the personal gestapo army of Donald Trump, the puppy killer, Steven Miller, et al. What in the entire fuck are you talking about?
Thanks for putting all of your good works for the week in one accessible place again- with so much going on, I know Iβve missed a few. And the dad joke made me smile, which is an accomplishment on a dreary winter day in fascist USA!
"A smile is charity." - Prophet Muhammad (sa)
:)
Read your posts daily. Had to share the Dad Joke. Thanks.
Thank you Sandra!