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MDL's avatar

How does an entire nation allow this to go on...this news and Hegseth's declaration that an execution by firing squad is planned to be live-streamed has put me over the edge.

Xplisset | Founder of XVOA's avatar

MDL,listen, I hear you. I think about the people who endured slavery and Jim Crow and still worked toward a future they might never see. Light came through that darkness because people kept fighting for one another. I hold on to that. My upcoming essay, The Deconstruction Era, may offer some perspective when you feel up to reading. You’re not alone in feeling this.

MDL's avatar

I will definitely read it. Thank you so much for your response. Believe it or not, it offered a glimmer of light.

PK's avatar

You're on this quick. The statement... "not physically harmed". Severely traumatized?

Xplisset | Founder of XVOA's avatar

Thx for raising that, PK. The mayor said the child was believed to be physically unharmed. That tells us nothing about how the child is doing emotionally, and I don’t want it read as saying the child is okay.

PK's avatar

It didn't read as saying the child is ok. It's just clinical speak for saying the child wasn't shot also. I'm glad and I hope he gets emotional help. This insanity is soo frustrating!!!