Meandering Thoughts of a Psychologist

As I look at social media today, I see a huge divide and no common ground. Many of my psychologist/therapist/liberal/academic friends stating that riots are a necessary voice for those who cannot be heard. Other Conservative friends condemning these acts and declaring how this further substantiates why police brutality happens and how certain communities are corrupt and contribute to their own problems. Everyone is forced to pick a side, and I refuse. Poverty and lack of opportunities are problems. Police corruption is a problem. Parents not being parents is a problem. Racism and discrimination are problems. People not valuing human life is a problem. Telling young people it is acceptable to riot, ruin property, and destroy their already limited resources in their communities is a problem. Everyone mindlessly joining one side of the argument and not listening to others is a problem. We have a lot of problems – but we also seem to be growing the divide instead of contributing to any ...