1.) Most controversial issues we deal with are so complex and personal that sharing a short blurb or meme seems in poor taste.
2.) Sharing those blurbs and memes only seems to get likes from those that agree, and at best, silent disgust from those that don't. People's minds aren't changed. Policies and not rewritten. Hearts are not softened.
3.) We should all be very careful of the things we decide are important. The issues in which we cross our arms, set our jaw and refuse to be moved. There are most definitely some issues like this, but when we grow, evolve and mature, things change, and while the issues may stay the same, we may feel very differently about how we talk about them.
But in the past few years I have realized that sometimes silence sounds like approval. And while I will probably not become a social media activist, I feel uncomfortable with silence in light of tragedy, so I'd like to say a few words on the worst mass shooting in US history.
But words are hard to find during such heartbreaking situations. I'll borrow someone else's
"We don’t have to agree on the meaning of marriage and sexuality to love one another and to see the murderous sin of terrorism....As the Body of Christ, though, we can love and serve and weep and mourn."
So can we please just stop posting angry things about how we need more guns, or more border control or anything Trump says and just take a moment to mourn, and weep, and care about the people? Please. Our society depends on it.
And let's discuss our political opinions to each other's faces. Do you want to know how I feel about the LGBTQ Community? Ask me. Want to know how I feel about the statistic I read that 244 guns used in mass shootings in the US, 140 of those were obtained legally? Well, you can probably tell how I feel about that one. But let's talk about it. Not comment on it. Not "like" it. Not angry emoji face it. Let's talk to each other. And more importantly let's LISTEN.
Also, equally importantly, let's check our sources, and our spelling. Seriously guys. I cannot even with your ridiculous memes.