Joseph Stiglitz Sees Terrifying Future for America If We Don't Reverse Inequality

[Voice for Peace]

27. +1

They want us to give up. They want us to condemn everyone, and throw our hands in the air in disgust.

Most important to understand is that it starts in our own heads.

As much as I allow and listen to discouraging thoughts, not to
mention propagate them to others, the wrong side is winning.

Nobody knows how it will all turn out. Life is full of huge surprises
good and bad. But one thing is certain. If I am apathetic, if I
stand aside and judge, if I am excessively and unproductively
caught up in blame and outrage; if I give up on hope itself,
the wrong side is winning.

I remain hopeful. I don't want anybody else inside my head,
only me & my own conscience telling me what to do, what to
think, how to proceed.

For anyone who may misunderstand the point: this isn't
about non-action, or about overlooking all the overt crimes
taking place.

But recognizing which of my own thoughts are productive, vs
which are discouraging and undermining me, allows me
to choose to be on the right team. Team Hope, and I'm
sticking with it. Go for what is good, leave the crap behind.
Much of it will self destruct anyway, or just fade away, if
not given attention. (for example, polls and trolls, and
feeling bad, that dizzy awful sense of mad)