This is what I think is the important part -- what we *do*. Some people are immobilized by horror. I think if you asked a Palestinian (and I know quite a few), "would you rather that we force ourselves to watch TV/IG all day to witness your people's suffering, or get down to the demonstration, to our city council meeting, meet with our reps, raise our voices, try to stop funding this ongoing massacre and giving cover to Israeli lies, because we are clear enough what is being done... well, I think we'd agree on the answer. Not everyone can do both.

Caitlin may not have those latter options because she's an Aussie. As an "American," I do, which means they are my obligation, which I am working to regularly fulfill.

What I will revise this to for myself is not, "I will not look away," but "I will not give up."