As I noted in a recent piece, antisemitism is on the rise globally and in the US; even the Pentagon is doing an internal review, so the likelihood of some deployed to the ME being white supremacist themselves isn't nil.
On the other side, it's normal to be shocked to hear someone else feels unsafe. "Among us?! What did someone say?!"
But it doesn't have to be explicit. It usually isn't. When real-world trauma becomes internet debate for others, it's *all* radioactive. Taking space is survival.
Now granted, we're not doing badly, compared to some sites.
But they're all woven together, all that clickbait and leaping to judgment yielding further violence, and this radioactivity is going to hurt some of us more than others.
In other words, hurt here isn't 100% avoidable, because the *real* world, the world outside these screens, is hurting all the time.
Trauma is going to manifest here when it manifests elsewhere.
And *oh* is it ever manifesting elsewhere.
So tread lightly.
Be kind.
@MLClark
Most wise. Thank you for it.