There Is a Lot of Negativity Currently

I came across a post from an acquaintance that basically went something like “here’s an example of something good that happened to me, since there is a lot of negativity currently.”

On the one hand, I totally respect the aim of the post, in fact, I’ve been trying to post some more positive or fun things, and have even toyed with the idea of creating a post every week of just good things that I’m excited/happy about, or just things that give me some hope for the future.

But I think I have some issues with the second part of their comment. I do agree that there is a lot of negativity right now. But honestly, that’s ok. There should be a lot of negativity with the current state of things. From their comment, it comes across that we’re all just being negative for the sake of it.

We’ve been bombing boats in the Caribbean and Pacific without due process, sending immigrants to random countries to be jailed, starting wars of questionable nature, threatening to take over random landmasses, removing vast sums of money for scientific research, starting trade wars with close allies, redrawing election maps (at the direction of the president), to keep his party in power, etc., etc…

There is currently plenty for sane, ethical people to be negative about currently. We should be negative about it, and honestly, it feels a little immoral to not be upset about the way things are going.

So sure, celebrate moments of goodness, kindness, and anything that gives hope for a better future. But we should stay upset and angry. It’s not the right move to ignore the atrocities around us.