Transcript
Hey everyone welcome to another DailyJim this is the episode for Tuesday July 12, 2022. Way too late tonight. Um I wanted to talk to you about how I think a little bit of love can go a long way. So today I was watching the January six Committee hearing and During it they brought two witnesses to testify. Um one of them I believe was the man in charge of the media for the oath keepers and another one for for a while, not not forever, but another one was a guy who, think from northeast Ohio maybe who ended up coming down to the capital, and was inside the capitol building and I think pled guilty to entering the building illegally, but it kind of just entered and left.
And what I really, really appreciate about the hearing today is that I think, so often the rhetoric that are political discourse can have is very antagonizing, very dehumanizing towards people who disagree with us. Yeah. When I was watching the hearing today it seemed that the representatives were being very kind and compassionate and concerned about the well being of these people who are testifying, and I believe they have been in the past and I appreciate that. I think what stood out for me today was because it was show it seemed to be showing a little bit of love or a little bit more love to the quote unquote enemy, and I think by doing that it's actually one of the best strategies to get rid of the definition of someone else as an enemy, but really to show that person that they are on our team, we believe that they are on our team and we care about them, and we want them to be well.
And I think it's actually one of the most effective strategies to show the other person that they don't have to stay in this group, that tells them that the world is against them, I am part of the world and I'm not against you, I care about you. So no matter what these people are telling me, telling you, I care about you, you may not believe it, but I believe it and it just really touched my heart.
Because I think so much.
Of what I see in the political rhetoric is is it's about showing love to the people who are on who, who we think are on our team and then showing disdain or even hatred or very, a lot of dehumanizing language towards the people who we think are not on our team.
And I like this idea of expanding the concept of who's on our team. Like I said, because I believe it's effective, effective in in bringing the other person onto our team and helping them believe that they're on our team, but more so just for my own well being for our own well being, believing that other people care about us and we care about them and that we're on the same team together. It's just one of the ways for me to feel so much more safe and loved and free to move throughout this world.
I think about some of the people who ended up going down to the Capitol on January six and ended up going into the building and and even more so, and I think, are they going to be convinced by what they see in the January six hearings if they believe that the, judges are corrupt and that the political process is corrupt and that the police officers corrupt and that the business owners are corrupt and that all, if they believe that, all of these people are corrupt and all of these people are lying to them and all of these people are out to get them.
Oh it hurts to think that they believe that.
There was one moment where I think this lawyer, Eric Hirschman was talking with somebody and maybe it was Giuliani or something and said that, you know, there's still evidence of this 60 court cases, you lost 60 court cases, do you? And some of those were judges that trump had appointed, Do you think all 60 of them were lying and corrupt and out to get you?
And I think some people do and that's what concerns me and just some people, not people, I think some people are in certain situations where they believe that because I don't think it's a static thing. I think it's more situational than anything. And when I think about that.
Yes, sometimes I feel angry, but sometimes I just feel a deep sadness and wish I could reach out to these people and, let them know that I'm there for them and show them frankly a little bit of love and let them know that it's touching my heart, the pain and the fear and the anger that they may be experiencing. And this is not about one political group or not. It's it's about me seeing another human being from any background, going through any experience and just, seeing them and thinking that they feel unsafe, that they feel um scared to interact with the people around them, worried and feeling a lot of pain from some of the interactions I had with them. So to conclude, I appreciate the hearing today and I appreciate it. Just seeing another opportunity where leaders are trying to look like they're trying their best to extend a little bit of love to people who may not think, that they would extend love to them. All right, Talk to you soon.
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