I once held the view your friend was maybe flirting with, that it is better to abstain from elections so as to avoid complicity in evil and horror. Here’s the thing I eventually realized: I’m complicit whether I vote or not. I’m complicit in how I spend my money. I’m complicit in the privileges I receive from broken and sinful systems. I’m complicit when I don’t vote because then I’m not utilizing every mechanism to try for change. So now I vote in every possible election, primary and general, as a means of standing with my neighbors to create a more kind, soft-hearted, human-centered community for all of us.
Ciao from Milan, where I assure you many, many Italians care deeply about how the U.S. election goes. Vote! (And yes, I’m absolutely voting from overseas. Nothing could stop me.)
I just put up my election season ysrd sign :act hjustly, love mercy , walk humbly with your God.
Last week i was rebuked for daring to wear a hat or make jokes about politics, even handedly . Didnt matter , the emotional load of "politics" is heavy and triggering to people.
Im saying to myself: politics in-my view -is not God . The spirit of It needs to be diluteed for goodnesss, truth and beaauty to flourish .
I once held the view your friend was maybe flirting with, that it is better to abstain from elections so as to avoid complicity in evil and horror. Here’s the thing I eventually realized: I’m complicit whether I vote or not. I’m complicit in how I spend my money. I’m complicit in the privileges I receive from broken and sinful systems. I’m complicit when I don’t vote because then I’m not utilizing every mechanism to try for change. So now I vote in every possible election, primary and general, as a means of standing with my neighbors to create a more kind, soft-hearted, human-centered community for all of us.
Ciao from Milan, where I assure you many, many Italians care deeply about how the U.S. election goes. Vote! (And yes, I’m absolutely voting from overseas. Nothing could stop me.)
Let’s take care of each other in all the ways that we can - which means let’s vote for the sake of all of our people!
Voting is an act of love.
Vote like your neighbor's life depends on it.
I just put up my election season ysrd sign :act hjustly, love mercy , walk humbly with your God.
Last week i was rebuked for daring to wear a hat or make jokes about politics, even handedly . Didnt matter , the emotional load of "politics" is heavy and triggering to people.
Im saying to myself: politics in-my view -is not God . The spirit of It needs to be diluteed for goodnesss, truth and beaauty to flourish .
The spirit of politics?