A long road

Everyone seems to have a thought, or solution for the world's problems. And many of them are not wrong.

The problem is this spider web of existence we live in where plucking one string makes all the rest vibrate - either in resonance, or dissonance. And knowing that, we have to make decisions about which one is best.

Educating people so that they understand why something they grew up taking for granted as normal is considered hurtful, or racist is necessary. Most people do not truly want to make others feel like second class citizens, or make them less than, but there are people whose security and sanity seems to rely on just that.

How do we get the attention of those who are so damaged, hurt, and defensive that they have become a major obstacle to civilized society?

Hurting them more probably won't work. Condoning their behavior is wrong. It becomes a paradox that does not require the services of our armed forces as much as our wisest sages.

There is no one answer that will cure all the problems for any one thing forever. Any father (or mother) of this country must deal with millions of frightened, hurt egos beginning the transition into the age of reason before some of them have even been taught to listen. There is a long road ahead of us.

And right now we are orphans.