Unholy is the perfect word to describe white supremacy.
It is an unholy word that represents an unholy thing and unholy acts against human beings who are not White.
The language that white supremacy uses is unholy.
The deadly power used to dominate, humiliate and unmake Black, Brown, Indigenous, Asian and LGBTQIA humanity is unholy.
The current leader in the Oval Office believes that he has the absolute power and authority to reign down terror on the most vulnerable in this country.
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If I were an American today I would be so terribly ashamed to see my country starting a war to support Israel's genocide and quest for racial supremacy. With a known history of incredible violence and barbarism, this may very well be a new low for the (now globally unloved) USA
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Fantabulous essay, Andrei! I'm sorry that you had trouble with swimming. I have a friend who's my age and she doesn't know how to swim. She's joked with me about it and one time said that if I buy her some arm floaties she'll give it try. I'm honestly tempted to take her up on it, lol!
I had the opposite experience. I've always been a good swimmer and had even been considered to being recruited for the Olympics by my swim coach, but it never happened because I got sick the weekend that swimmers …
Wow, this is quite the complex relationship. You’ve written a mini-essay yourself, lol. And you must be a very strong swimmer. Who knows, maybe at some point it’ll resonate with you again and you’ll want to do it. Cheers, Kimber!
Haha, I didn't mean to write a mini-essay, but your essay brought up alot of thoughts of why I stopped swimming even though I still enjoy it. I guess I just had to get them out, lol!
Cheers to you as well, Andrei, and I hope that you get to fully experience the joys of swimming some day!