7 Dark Facts That Prove We're Worse Of Than We All Think

This could be bad for all of us. It's probably already heading there. Read this piece by Eleadah C.

7. #7 Donald Trump

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Donald Trump - We've literally memed this man to president. His whole existence is a joke, and his fans are only setting themselves up to get burned. This is the real Republican nominee for president. Everything about his rhetoric screams horror and oppression, yet people support it. When you question Donald Trump you really are forced to question everything else.

6. #6 Jesse Williams and Colin Kaepernick are the newest faces of racial justice.

These men have each taken a hard stance in their fields and they're both half white! We can't get one whole white person to stand up to injustice but another two black guys are putting it all on the line.

Not to mention the fact that these guys aren't even on the Front lines! They're in the showstopper seats, while poor and queer and trans brown folk live with constant aggravation from police, the state, and random people on the street. Take it any other way and you'd think they made the system fall on their own.

5. #5 The New York Bombing and Civil Unrest in North Carolina

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Tragedy after tragedy and we're all traumatized. The New York bombing was just another opportunity to reinforce xenophobia and racism. The media is soo good at pretending to be scared of brown people. Ditto for the 'unrest' in North Carolina. What we have is more state sanctioned violence perpetuated by everyday people in masks. It's scary, really- when you think about it.

4. #4 Apathy about global socio-political issues

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How can we be so obsessed with all the wrong things? Its as if no one turned our big-boy night light on, so we won't come out from under the covers. We've got the biggest army in the world, yet we're afraid to face problems like climate change, poverty, illiteracy and real threats to global security.

3. # 3 Gentrification and Colonialism and Whiteness

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So do the micro-threats, threaten the safety of us all. Microagressions might seem like they're NBD but they are more like shards of glass in the veins of humanity. Now as you see, we're bleeding internally.

We need help, and we're so bad at helping ourselves that we really just make things worse. We add gentrification to everything, in every city. It's bad enough that people have to deal with minute daily triggers, but to know that bigger threats are just on the horizon past Wholefoods? Too much.

2. #2 Orwellian Media

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Our whole system of media is a hoax. Think about it, this post makes almost no sense! But its on BuzzFeed! Well BuzzFeed is for entertainment! Is this real or is it entertainment? Well are you entertained? I can't help it people, the news is just not news-worthy anymore. If they're just going to cover internet ephemera then why turn on the TV at all?

1. #1 Nature is dying out around us

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The bees, the birds, the trees. Everything around us is dying and if we were any smarter than these other animals we'd stop and pay attention.

About the Author

Eleadah is an organizer and author of The World Without Racism. Eleadah is passionate about creating effective change and being a leader in her community. She has a background in sociology with more than four years of applied research experience.