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Month: October 2019

Finding Goodness

On October 23, 2019 By KellyIn History, Jonestown, Opinion, Peoples Temple1 Comment

In a previous article that I wrote about Jonestown, I honed in on the "Anonymous Letter," the suicide note thought to have been penned by Richard Tropp during his final moments before taking the poison. I was exasperated with him for the poetic, peaceful images his words evoked. I felt that he was fooling himself. …

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Making Room for Change

On October 16, 2019October 18, 2019 By KellyIn Opinion, sociologyLeave a comment

“When we deployed shame, we were utilizing an immensely powerful tool. It was coercive, borderless, and increasing in speed and influence. Hierarchies were being leveled out. The silenced were getting a voice. It was like the democratization of justice.” -Ronson, p. 10 When someone does or says something truly ugly, the impulse is so strong …

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