Good people will show more of their good in these tough times: more empathy, more generosity, more accountability. Evil people will show more of their evil in these tough times: more narcissism, more irresponsibility, more greed.
Good companies will show more of their good in these tough times: More protection of their employees to the utmost of their abilities, more service to their customers in novel ways, more use of their facilities for common and community benefit. Bad companies will show more of their bad in these tough times: More uncaring for the literal and emotional safety of their employee culture, more disregard for being relevant to their customers unless they are trying to sell them something, more refusal to use their resources to give and give back rather than to always take.
Good government officials will show more of their good in these tough times: More recognition that the first purpose of leadership is to serve your true constituency or your leadership is fundamentally corrupt, more emphasis on the safety of their constituency as the priority, more modeling and messages of hope, truth and appeal to our better angels. Bad government officials will show more of their bad in these tough times: More partisan divide, more inflammatory rhetoric that passes for and distracts from substantive solutions; more concern about their own careers and donors than the welfare of their citizens.
The only question is whether there are more good people than bad people. This was decided long before this current crisis descended upon us. I believe, with my heart and to my soul, that there are a lot more good people, and that they populate communities and organizations that are extraordinarily capable of doing good things in these tough times.
Otherwise nothing will ever make sense in our world, even when this crisis passes.
Our energy should be focused on confirming that we’re on the side of the angels, not wondering what the devils are up to. They play poker with the face card pasted smack on their foreheads – it’s easy to tell what they’re up to, and easy to forecast their motives and plans. But we’re playing at our own table, not theirs.
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The global online retailer is backing a European project to green urban spaces in a bid to protect residents from climate risks and increase biodiversity
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Post by Rikki Kiefer from SLAP.
The US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Univ. of Illinois created a historic public-private agreement, to protect millions of acres for monarch butterflies.
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https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/bank-of-america-pledges-1-billion-to-fight-racial-inequality/
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"We cannot tolerate or turn a blind eye to racism and exclusion in any form and yet claim to defend the sacredness of every human life," the pope said.
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With their cities hurting, community builders arrived to clean up and start the rebuilding.
https://www.startribune.com/a-much-needed-boost-from-helpers-in-minneapolis-st-paul/570936592/
Post by Mikki Laurel from SLAP.
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https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/southwest-flight-attendant-american-ceo-trnd/index.html
Post by Stan Slap from SLAP.
Dozens of protesters spent the night in a stranger's Washington, DC, home after he opened his door to protect them from being arrested for violating the city's curfew.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/02/us/dc-protesters-sheltered-trnd/index.html
Post by Stan Slap from SLAP.
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Post by Rikki Kiefer from SLAP.
Crews in historic Old Town Alexandria quickly removed a bronze statue of a Confederate soldier named "Appomattox" Tuesday morning.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/02/us/confederate-statue-alexandria-trnd/index.html
Post by Stan Slap from SLAP.
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Post by Stan Slap from SLAP.
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The two founders, who often walk or bike to grocery stores, have expanded their delivery service to 14 chapters nationwide.
Post by Stan SLap from SLAP.
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https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/south-korea-sends-navajos-ppe-to-honor-code-talkers-of-korean-war/
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https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/high-school-graduation-daytona-speedway-210642650.html
Post by Angele Baza from SLAP.
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https://news.yahoo.com/little-chef-charms-myanmar-lockdown-cooking-classes-053231987.html
Post by Angele Baza from SLAP.
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https://news.yahoo.com/cartoonists-thank-frontline-workers-playfully-113800859.html
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Two teens created a short film to address fear as a result of racial injustice, the coronavirus and to inspire future generations to create change.
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Why are police getting down on their knees with protesters? CNN's Jeanne Moos reports.
https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2020/06/02/police-kneel-with-protesters-moos-pkg-ebof-vpx.cnn
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After the killing of George Floyd, a small Minneapolis fund that is paying bail for protesters saw a huge influx of donations.
Post by Stan Slap from SLAP.