The questions in this blog prompt are pretty difficult to answer or at least solve in one swoop. We live in a society that is stuck in its ways, but one that we need to work on breaking the negative habits. I think we need to restructure our systems and focus on recognizing that we should be helping human kind, instead of looking at life so selfishly. There's disregard for certain people because some don't want to be bothered. For example, nonviolent crimes regarding drug use. Rather than labeling kids or adults as "druggies" and locking them away where temptation grows and their behavior is reinforced by negative influences, our criminal justice system should recognize that sometimes all these people need is help to recover and separate from the drug use.
Our society also needs to reevaluate how it is helping communities dealing with chronic lack of jobs and political disempowerment. Because, really, it's doing nothing. There are many factors that come into play here, and one of the pieces that comes to my mind has to do with our healthcare system and also the creation of programs to help people get back on their feet or even off the streets. We need to change our view of how we look at human kind. We're all so stuck in our bubbles and only want to help ourselves, but our survival in this world should be a team effort. We need a healthcare system that serves all, not just those that can afford it.
There are many layers to bettering our society from crime, equality, etc., but it has to begin with changing our mindset and working together.
I totally agree. I think that first we need to change the narrative and the conversations that are happening! I think we need to reframe the way people talk about these issues and show more empathy. Imagine, the change that could happen if we just start thinking of others.
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