On Harmfully Divisive Influences to Humanity's Unity: Unlearning the the prideful nationalistic feelings that drive us apart
lyricalabyrinth continues to reflect on a Baha'i presentation she attended a few weeks ago, posting her thoughts on LiveJournal - gw
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...we three went to this place in Costa Mesa called Evocal that has artwork on display, speakers, and live music. Tonight we listened to this man talk about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and how Palestinian homes are being demolished by Israelis and this event is supposed to raise money for this one organization that is going to go over there and rebuild homes for the Palestinians. So yeah I bought this sweater from that place it's this teal/aqua/turquoise color that I really like and on it it says "freedom of expression" I really like it. Anyway the talk was interesting. I remember bits and pieces of stuff like the West Bank and the Gaza Strip from 9th grade Cultural Geography class hahah. Anyway I thought it was interesting when the speaker talked about the concept of nationalism and how that is a modern movement that can divide people, and how can we unlearn the prideful nationalistic feelings that drive us apart as a people of the world. That reminds me of that Baha'i event I went to because it's kind of a similar idea. That the world is one and that we are all part of the human race and everything else is socially constructed and potentially harmfully divisive to humanity's unity. After the speaker finished, there was live music and I really liked this Japanese band that played, they're called "Oto," their music sounds very soft and ethereal and sort of trancy/poppish but very dainty...
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