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The roads to their failures are paved with mountains of bones of many millions of innocents. Beware of false optimism, and fight like all hell today!

As families get ripped apart by ICE. As Palestinians are wiped off the map. As rapists take turns on their victims. As tyrant trump rapes and pillages this country. As Ukraine 🇺🇦 burns! Tragically evil has a stronghold on our lives today. But tomorrow love could prevail.

When I’m feeling profoundly optimistic and a little too giddy, I remind myself that, even after all the good they did, some bastards still shot Gandhi, Lincoln, JFK, MLK, Bobby, & Malcolm. The moral arc of the universe is much, much longer than we suspect. And we still have plenty of work to do. ☮️

No, Mahatma Gandhi did not write or speak these exact words. Instead, this famous passage was written by screenwriter John Briley for the 1982 biographical movie Gandhi.

It’s difficult to change other people but we can all change ourselves. How you think has a huge impact on how you feel. Doesn’t mean you have to pretend all is great. It means pay attention to how you feel and what you’re were thinking about at the time. Find what helps you feel good.

Mao killed an estimated 40–70 million people. Stalin killed 20–25 million. Hitler killed 17–20 million. The list goes on and on, even though all of these dictators are gone. Help didn't come soon enough to their victims.