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Lorissa's avatar

Thanks, needed this today (truthfully probably every day for the last ten years)

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Ken Pettigrew's avatar

Great article David..it reminds me why I am a subscriber. Every so often I feel as though it is too overwhelming to read and listen to the constant barrage of bad news…the forest fires in the Prairies along with mass evacuations is particularly numbing but then I thought that I have a large house with many bedrooms, maybe someone can live here instead of a hotel. So I am going to explore that possibility and leave the rest of the stuff alone for a while. Keep on keeping on David, I appreciate what you do.

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Elizabeth Elbourne's avatar

Thank you for this very humane essay. As a professional historian, what you say about studying history resonates! History also suggests collective action does make a difference and people need to be informed to take it. Maybe that’s another reason for hope?

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Don Masters's avatar

I think about half of Americans have lost both their humanity and sanity watching Fox News and other far right media. There can be no other explanation for what is currently happening there. Too many Canadians are in or are heading toward a similar place.

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As a long time student of history, I cdn assure you that things were much worse in the past than they are now. In 19th century England, they sold admission to public hangings and imprisoned those who couldn’t pay their debts. In China, the poor often put their girl babies at the curb, like garbage because they couldn’t feed them. In recent years,hundreds of millions have been lifted out of poverty. We care aboit each other more. And the list goes on.

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Erin Schroeder's avatar

I struggle with that balance all the time, feeling passionate about change and wanting to speak up, and feeling overwhelmed and wanting to check out. Thanks for sharing!

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AJ Stone's avatar

I related to the hatred of media and some of politics (I am in the middle of it). When I read the news and hear people shouting about others not doing enough, I don't go numb because I know I'm doing what I can to make things better around me. That's all I can do in this world.

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Karen Sawatzky's avatar

Thanks for this reminder to keep feeling.

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Jason Slade's avatar

David, you got that right👍

More people are finding their place in the actively informed zone and are engaging with others to discuss current concerns and future expectations.

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David Krieger's avatar

Good photo of something bad, wildfires.

Depressing news too much.

I said that 9 months ago. To myself

I adjusted my reading of books & news and Googled: Good news newsletters:

1.OGN Only Good News

2.Goodgoodgood.com

Newsletters called Good Good News

3.Positive News

4. And Resilience.org

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Bailey Williamson's avatar

Thank you,

That sums up my current feelings. I will try and find my balance in the chaos.

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Tim Rourke's avatar

Hello, David. The problem of people getting depressed by 'the news' is that they are not getting the news. They are reading the brain poison from the establishment media, designed to make them depressed. If you have there mental abilities to to find and follow real information sources form people who know what they are talking about, then things start making sense. You will find that things are really going a lot better than that. The solutions are in the works.

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