Read a book with a historical/cultural basis far removed from your own...even one you feel is faulty (too gloriously Afrocentric, for example). They can be useful for comparison when you find a middle ground.

You need to gain a perspective of society from the point of view of some "other." Women (if you're a man). Native Americans. Poor folks. People of the African Diaspora. See if you can see America/Western society through the eyes of people unlike you, get an idea of their perspective, and learn from that.

Then you might understand why some folks see the world the way they do.

(and everything error said was on point as well)

L.


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"There are no atheists in foxholes" (c) Any Given Sunday

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"And for once, I want to live for the stars that came before me/And for the ones/That will never have the opportunity…to connect" ~~presyzion

"if and when blind, you will hear/drops of water reflecting off your skin/
the subtle bounces magnified into drum pounding/gateway splitting, roaring and consuming, yet soothing/echos of your losses" ~~jesmar

"and my own fears now/are not that i’ll die without money or land/but that i’ll die without this pen in my hand/and god bless this man, as i speak spoken words/cuz i may die broke/but i’ll be broke and heard." ~~RatpackSlim

"how can she sing/holy songs/'bout baby jesus/and mary/and not come/and save me from choking/on sweet youth mixed with mildew/that keeps clinging to my memories/cause this ain't the first time/grandma forget to save me and/my momma forgot to save me.../just always said "jesus wants you to save your flowers"/but my jesus forgot to save me too" ~~beyond_levels