Once people reach adulthood and make their way in the world, they are responsible for deciding whether they want to be caring, compassionate people or ignorant brutes. It's revealing that as children the vast majority of us don't have any biases and people are just people - things like race, ethnicity, gender, etc. don't matter. Unfortunately somewhere along the way, too many of us lose that innocence and differences become something to hate. So while people don't have to make that shift in internal dialogue they should. As is said in a few different ways, people can't be faulted for their upbringing or socialization, but as adults they are responsible for improving it.
March 22, 2024, 9:18 a.m. - Mark
Once people reach adulthood and make their way in the world, they are responsible for deciding whether they want to be caring, compassionate people or ignorant brutes. It's revealing that as children the vast majority of us don't have any biases and people are just people - things like race, ethnicity, gender, etc. don't matter. Unfortunately somewhere along the way, too many of us lose that innocence and differences become something to hate. So while people don't have to make that shift in internal dialogue they should. As is said in a few different ways, people can't be faulted for their upbringing or socialization, but as adults they are responsible for improving it.