There is a great deal of hype here. Sure it's an election where there is abuse, threats of violence and contempt for the people of America. We know this is going to affect Canada in some way, and some nations in Europe.
I wonder if it's a bit late to worry about the future now. Politics has been eaten, chewed and is now being spat out. Civil society is threatened. Images of thugs with guns appear on newspapers and magazine covers. Threats of civil war, social collapse are marching in boots through major cities.
It's the sort of crisis that makes some of us want to stay in our homes and watch I Love Lucy all night.
But here's the problem. The conversation doesn't include everyone and it certainly doesn't cover the voice of the majority who love their families and friends and who just want to pay the rent and buy food. It is only interested in sound bites and fog horns; media outlets that love right wing parties, blow the horn for punishment, prisons and authoritarian rule.
So it's up to us to continue to build community and support systems that nurture and re-build after all the hate. It's up to us to plan and think about how to ease the suffering of those who feel alone fighting to survive the various enemies headlined in corporate as well as social media.
We can't change all the anxious minds who have been shredded by endless propaganda. We need to rebuild with kindness and responsible action doing what we can, based on our individual and collective talents.
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