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Glenda moved to Houston from Ohio just before the pandemic hit. She didn't know that COVID-19-related delays would make it difficult to get her Texas driver's license and apply for unemployment benefits. She quickly found herself in an impossible situation — stranded in a strange place without money for food, gas, or a job to provide what she needed.
Alone, hungry, and scared, Glenda dialed 2-1-1 for help. The person on the other end of the line directed her to the Houston-based nonprofit Bread of Life, founded by St. John's United Methodist pastors Rudy and Juanita Rasmus.
For nearly 30 years, Bread of Life has been at the forefront of HIV/AIDS prevention, eliminating food insecurity, providing permanent housing to formerly homeless individuals and disaster relief.
Glenda sat in her car for 20 minutes outside of the building, trying to muster up the courage to get out and ask for help. She'd never been in this situation before, and she was terrified.
When she finally got out, she encountered Eva Thibaudeau, who happened to be walking down the street at the exact same time. Thibaudeau is the CEO of Temenos CDC, a nonprofit multi-unit housing development also founded by the Rasmuses, with a mission to serve Midtown Houston's homeless population.
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<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@healing_photographer?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aarón Blanco Tejedor</a> </small></p><p>"I saw a woman walking toward me in a hesitant fashion. I called out to her and admired her Juneteenth t-shirt," Thibaudeau said. Glenda asked her for directions, and they struck up a conversation. After finding out that she was in need, Thibaudeau sprang into action and began making phone calls. A few minutes later, two of her co-workers rounded the corner of St. John's church with a box of household goods, courtesy of Bread of Life.<br></p><p>As they loaded up Glenda's car with essentials, Thibaudeau asked questions and listened intently before inviting her to take a walk together.</p><p>"As [we] walked, she sobbed and shared that she isn't any more deserving than anyone else and she was so grateful for our kindness. I told her that this is what we do and reminded her that she is not alone. Once you find all of us, you have found the Houston Love!" said Thibaudeau. "I put my arm around her and asked, 'What's your name?' We laughed at realizing that we hadn't exchanged names yet. 'Glenda,' she answered. 'I'm Eva and we got you.'"</p><p>This kind of empathy and boundless love is what fuels the work of Pastors Rudy and Juanita Rasmus. By practicing what they preach—literally—they've created a Houston-based network of nonprofit organizations to cover almost every need imaginable.</p><div id="b5433" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="e6d0b0f14bcb6f7bb71df55f93e86d71"><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-version="4" style=" background:#FFF; border:0;
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</div></blockquote></div><p>The couple, who have been married for 36 years, light up recalling an event that transformed and refined their mission to serve. Shortly after they first took over the congregation at <a href="https://stjohnsdowntown.org/" target="_blank">St. John's</a>, they arrived at the church to find a homeless man sleeping on the front stoop. Rather than shooing him away, they invited him inside. That, in sum, is what they've been doing ever since: using what they have to help those in need.<br></p><p>"We have an amazing team of compassionate people who really work together to make good happen, and that's what we've been doing for almost 30 years," said Pastor Rudy. "Eva's story is a perfect example of that."</p><p>Bread of Life received an outpouring of support from across the U.S. after <a href="https://www.upworthy.com/texas-pastor-is-redefining-what-it-means-to-love-your-neighbor" target="_self">Upworthy</a> published their story in June 2020, enabling them to begin offering free weekly COVID-19 testing to the residents of downtown Houston. During a time when access to testing was problematic for many Americans, this service undeniably saved a number of lives. Bread of Life serves a primarily homeless population, people with disabilities and no insurance, with a primary goal of reducing homelessness and food insecurity.</p><p>Recently, they've shifted their volunteer efforts to the herculean task of contact tracing and case management, offering yet another invaluable service. They now have an official Mobile COVID Testing Unit, offering completely contact free, mobile testing (note the arm holes in the side)!</p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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</div></blockquote></div><p>According to <a href="https://www.pggoodeveryday.com/impact/feeding-america/" target="_blank">Feeding America</a>, an additional 17.1 million Americans will experience food insecurity this year due to impacts from COVID-19, and they need our support now more than ever. In response to this growing problem, Feeding America® and Procter & Gamble have joined forces to bring food and household items to communities hit hardest by the pandemic. Across the U.S., P&G is donating products and personal care kits for distribution through the Feeding America network of food banks.<br></p>What Pastors Rudy and Juanita have accomplished in Houston is a direct result of ordinary people who are willing to do extraordinary things. And you can make a difference too by simply joining <a href="https://www.pggoodeveryday.com/" target="_blank">P&G Good Everyday</a>. By taking action through the website, you can earn rewards by buying products you already know and love. And the best part? P&G will donate to a cause you care about so you can turn your everyday actions into acts of good.
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Empathy. Compassion. Heart-to-heart human connection. These qualities of leadership may not be flashy or loud, but they speak volumes when we see them in action.
A clip of Joe Biden is going viral because it reminds us what that kind of leadership looks like. The video shows a key moment at a memorial service for Chris Hixon, the athletic director at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida in 2018. Hixon had attempted to disarm the gunman who went on a shooting spree at the school, killing 17 people—including Hixon—and injuring 17 more.
Biden asked who Hixon's parents were as the clip begins, and is directed to his right. Hixon's wife introduces herself, and Biden says, "God love you." As he starts to walk away, a voice off-camera says something and Biden immediately turns around. The voice came from Hixon's son, Corey, and the moments that followed are what have people feeling all their feelings.
<div id="fffc3" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="cfe201cc18b32daf00079cbaf7983d6d"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1318978084771594244" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">I had never seen this clip before today, and now I’m sitting here wiping tears from my face. Joe Biden is a good ma… https://t.co/6FbD3gbBPY</div> — Michelle Kinney 🏴☠️ (@Michelle Kinney 🏴☠️)<a href="https://twitter.com/MichelleKinney/statuses/1318978084771594244">1603303855.0</a></blockquote></div><p>Oof. The spontaneous hug was sweet. Corey shaking his head "no" when Biden asks if he's okay was rough. But seeing this young man cling to the former vice president, who kisses his head and reassuringly says, "It's going to be okay. We're going to be okay. I promise." Well, that's almost too much to take.</p><p>Biden knows the pain of loss first hand. His first wife and baby daughter were killed in a car accident while on their way to pick up a Christmas tree in 1972, leaving him a single father of 3- and 4-year-old sons. He remarried nearly five years later, but experienced close personal tragedy again in 2015, when he lost his son Beau to brain cancer at age 35.</p><p>Understanding someone's pain is a powerful thing. And being able to share words of comfort from a place of experience and knowing is a gift. In less than 30 seconds, Joe Biden exemplifies what genuine empathy and compassion look like. </p><p>"I don't have it in me a lot of times to give him that comfort," Corey's mom shared in a video ad <a href="https://twitter.com/GabbyGiffords/status/1306335665886552064" target="_blank">shared by Gabby Giffords</a>. "So it meant a lot for somebody else to give him...to take that time and to care enough about him." </p><p>It meant a lot to lots of people, seeing Biden in one of the genuine human connection moments he is known for. There's a reason people call him "Uncle Joe," though this clip feels more like a hug from a warm grandfather.</p><p>And Americans made it clear that they are craving this kind of compassion to return to the White House. Here's a handful of the responses to the video:</p><div id="4c8c4" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="e140140585dfb6a4c5d0a2baf703d48e"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1318983874731413504" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@MichelleKinney @JoeBiden I'm still crying, that compassion.....I miss it so much. Thank you for the love from NOV… https://t.co/jv0ZSeSAN6</div> — helenanurse (@helenanurse)<a href="https://twitter.com/christianainmt/statuses/1318983874731413504">1603305235.0</a></blockquote></div><p><br></p><div id="e56be" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="9762c7777fb5d4440f79eabc7867a0c3"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1318981973545635840" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@AustinJ @MichelleKinney I learned that lesson a while ago. Make sure the calendar is clear before cutting onions!</div> — Staedtler (@Staedtler)<a href="https://twitter.com/Flieger358/statuses/1318981973545635840">1603304782.0</a></blockquote></div><p><br></p><div id="b94c6" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="24886681f1f37457d4dcecf8f2acad7a"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1318993835205296130" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@risteard69 @MichelleKinney @djrothkopf Exactly. It was instinctive. No hesitation.</div> — Sandy Cowell🌊🇳🇿🇺🇸🌈😷 (@Sandy Cowell🌊🇳🇿🇺🇸🌈😷)<a href="https://twitter.com/CowellSandy/statuses/1318993835205296130">1603307610.0</a></blockquote></div><p><br></p><div id="72a7a" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="1b38fc9db70bbcf596dfe322cf5ca293"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1318998030465568768" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@GiftoGab ❤️❤️❤️ I think we’re all starved for decency, goodness, and leadership. Thank goodness for Joe Biden.</div> — Michelle Kinney 🏴☠️ (@Michelle Kinney 🏴☠️)<a href="https://twitter.com/MichelleKinney/statuses/1318998030465568768">1603308610.0</a></blockquote></div><p><br></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">This just made me burst out crying. To see Joe Biden not even flinch as that young man went straight in for a hug & the way that Biden's innate ability to embrace & console him was food for my starving soul. The diff. btwn DJT vs. the humanity & decency of Biden on full display.<br>— Bebe📎 (@lovinbebemocha) <a href="https://twitter.com/lovinbebemocha/status/1318985332449144832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 21, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div><p><br></p><div id="15179" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="70a33099734534fe66bd0400230c0b9a"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1319013530591498242" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@RexChapman @MichelleKinney This young man knows a good man when he sees one. He knew Joe would’ve responded with k… https://t.co/Su7rPIEgAI</div> — 💫Patsy💥Dryden ☘️🌊🦋🙏🏻🌺 (@💫Patsy💥Dryden ☘️🌊🦋🙏🏻🌺)<a href="https://twitter.com/Patta47cake/statuses/1319013530591498242">1603312306.0</a></blockquote></div><p>It's also worth noting that Biden was not in office at this time, and he was still more than a year away from announcing his run for presidency. So for the cynics out there, this wasn't a political move for the cameras—this was just Joe being Joe.<br></p><p>Consideration, compassion, decency, empathy, and dignity are all on the ballot this election. Even Lindsey Graham in on video saying that "if you can't admire Joe Biden as a person" then "you've got a problem and you need to do some self-evaluation." He said he's "the nicest man I've ever met in politics" and "as good a man as God ever created." </p><div id="20328" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="b2ed6ae124df00fab4f84b1830cabd1e"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1197863503022960641" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">This, given what Lindsey Graham has now become, really is extraordinary. https://t.co/OkMtay4HiW</div> — Brian Klaas (@Brian Klaas)<a href="https://twitter.com/brianklaas/statuses/1197863503022960641">1574427889.0</a></blockquote></div><p>Empathy. Compassion. Heart-to-heart human connection. That's the leadership we need now more than ever. </p>
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Glenda moved to Houston from Ohio just before the pandemic hit. She didn't know that COVID-19-related delays would make it difficult to get her Texas driver's license and apply for unemployment benefits. She quickly found herself in an impossible situation — stranded in a strange place without money for food, gas, or a job to provide what she needed.
Alone, hungry, and scared, Glenda dialed 2-1-1 for help. The person on the other end of the line directed her to the Houston-based nonprofit Bread of Life, founded by St. John's United Methodist pastors Rudy and Juanita Rasmus.
For nearly 30 years, Bread of Life has been at the forefront of HIV/AIDS prevention, eliminating food insecurity, providing permanent housing to formerly homeless individuals and disaster relief.
Glenda sat in her car for 20 minutes outside of the building, trying to muster up the courage to get out and ask for help. She'd never been in this situation before, and she was terrified.
When she finally got out, she encountered Eva Thibaudeau, who happened to be walking down the street at the exact same time. Thibaudeau is the CEO of Temenos CDC, a nonprofit multi-unit housing development also founded by the Rasmuses, with a mission to serve Midtown Houston's homeless population.
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<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@healing_photographer?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aarón Blanco Tejedor</a> </small></p><p>"I saw a woman walking toward me in a hesitant fashion. I called out to her and admired her Juneteenth t-shirt," Thibaudeau said. Glenda asked her for directions, and they struck up a conversation. After finding out that she was in need, Thibaudeau sprang into action and began making phone calls. A few minutes later, two of her co-workers rounded the corner of St. John's church with a box of household goods, courtesy of Bread of Life.<br></p><p>As they loaded up Glenda's car with essentials, Thibaudeau asked questions and listened intently before inviting her to take a walk together.</p><p>"As [we] walked, she sobbed and shared that she isn't any more deserving than anyone else and she was so grateful for our kindness. I told her that this is what we do and reminded her that she is not alone. Once you find all of us, you have found the Houston Love!" said Thibaudeau. "I put my arm around her and asked, 'What's your name?' We laughed at realizing that we hadn't exchanged names yet. 'Glenda,' she answered. 'I'm Eva and we got you.'"</p><p>This kind of empathy and boundless love is what fuels the work of Pastors Rudy and Juanita Rasmus. By practicing what they preach—literally—they've created a Houston-based network of nonprofit organizations to cover almost every need imaginable.</p><div id="b5433" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="e6d0b0f14bcb6f7bb71df55f93e86d71"><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-version="4" style=" background:#FFF; border:0;
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</div></blockquote></div><p>The couple, who have been married for 36 years, light up recalling an event that transformed and refined their mission to serve. Shortly after they first took over the congregation at <a href="https://stjohnsdowntown.org/" target="_blank">St. John's</a>, they arrived at the church to find a homeless man sleeping on the front stoop. Rather than shooing him away, they invited him inside. That, in sum, is what they've been doing ever since: using what they have to help those in need.<br></p><p>"We have an amazing team of compassionate people who really work together to make good happen, and that's what we've been doing for almost 30 years," said Pastor Rudy. "Eva's story is a perfect example of that."</p><p>Bread of Life received an outpouring of support from across the U.S. after <a href="https://www.upworthy.com/texas-pastor-is-redefining-what-it-means-to-love-your-neighbor" target="_self">Upworthy</a> published their story in June 2020, enabling them to begin offering free weekly COVID-19 testing to the residents of downtown Houston. During a time when access to testing was problematic for many Americans, this service undeniably saved a number of lives. Bread of Life serves a primarily homeless population, people with disabilities and no insurance, with a primary goal of reducing homelessness and food insecurity.</p><p>Recently, they've shifted their volunteer efforts to the herculean task of contact tracing and case management, offering yet another invaluable service. They now have an official Mobile COVID Testing Unit, offering completely contact free, mobile testing (note the arm holes in the side)!</p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Photo courtesy of Rudy Rasmus</small></p><p>Additionally, Bread of Life's partnership with <a href="https://m25m.org/" target="_blank">Matthew:25 Ministries</a> and the <a href="https://www.houstonfoodbank.org/home/" target="_blank">Houston Food Bank</a> means that people who are sick and quarantined at home can now have food delivered. They've also added fresh, frozen meat to their weekly contactless distribution line downtown.<br></p><p>"Meat days are <em>crazy</em>," said Pastor Rudy. "Because people who are experiencing food insufficiency don't have many opportunities to get meat." He calls it "small scale pandemonium."</p><div id="499c1" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="ea8243c74976243fdaacbc5d4de7e064"><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-version="4" style=" background:#FFF; border:0;
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</div></blockquote></div><p>According to <a href="https://www.pggoodeveryday.com/impact/feeding-america/" target="_blank">Feeding America</a>, an additional 17.1 million Americans will experience food insecurity this year due to impacts from COVID-19, and they need our support now more than ever. In response to this growing problem, Feeding America® and Procter & Gamble have joined forces to bring food and household items to communities hit hardest by the pandemic. Across the U.S., P&G is donating products and personal care kits for distribution through the Feeding America network of food banks.<br></p>What Pastors Rudy and Juanita have accomplished in Houston is a direct result of ordinary people who are willing to do extraordinary things. And you can make a difference too by simply joining <a href="https://www.pggoodeveryday.com/" target="_blank">P&G Good Everyday</a>. By taking action through the website, you can earn rewards by buying products you already know and love. And the best part? P&G will donate to a cause you care about so you can turn your everyday actions into acts of good.
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Bartender explains why he swiftly kicks out Nazis even if they're 'not bothering anyone'
07.14.20
Back in 2017, when white supremacist Richard Spencer was socked in the face by someone wearing all black at Trump's inauguration, it launched an online debate, "Is it OK to punch a Nazi?"
The essential nature of the debate was whether it was acceptable for people to act violently towards someone with repugnant reviews, even if they were being peaceful. Some suggested people should confront them peacefully by engaging in a debate or at least make them feel uncomfortable being Nazi in public.
<p>Others believed that it is totally fine to punch a Nazi.</p><div id="e48ea" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="732cc100b6d9e696d36ca23ee988a9f6"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="822828053483155456" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">"Punch them" is, like, Nazi 101, I don't see the problem here https://t.co/3qc4MkluMe</div> — N*I*C*K (@N*I*C*K)<a href="https://twitter.com/catchdini/statuses/822828053483155456">1485012470.0</a></blockquote></div><p>The question of how to tolerate the intolerant was put beautifully by a philosopher named Karl Popper in 1945.<br></p><p>"Unlimited tolerance must lead to the disappearance of tolerance,"<a href="http://www.openculture.com/2019/03/does-democracy-demand-the-tolerance-of-the-intolerant-karl-poppers-paradox.html" target="_blank"> he wrote. </a>"If we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, if we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society against the onslaught of the intolerant, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them." </p><p>So, basically, if you tolerate the intolerant, the intolerant will eventually wipe out tolerance.</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/IamRageSparkle" target="_blank">Michael B. Tager, a Baltimore-based writer and Managing Editor of Mason Jar Press, </a>shared a similar scenario on Twitter recently that got a lot of attention. He shared a story of sitting in a punk bar when someone wearing Nazi paraphernalia sat down beside him.</p><p>The punk rock scene has always had to deal with the infusion of Nazi types since its beginnings in the late '70s. Seminal hardcore band Dead Kennedy's expressed their frustration with the interlopers in their 1981 classic, "Nazi Punks Fuck Off."</p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-youtube">
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</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/IamRageSparkle/status/1280891537451343873?s=20" target="_blank">In Tager's story,</a> the bartender shows zero tolerance for Nazis even if they're being peaceful and he gave a powerful answer why.</p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
<img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yMzQ1Mzk4MC9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYxMDEyMTgwMH0.OxPOgpZyQjt_FT-BMuO7-vxTf7VwYqGe9xZBE9rWF-k/img.jpg?width=980" id="490f4" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="c1389caa652d86e13d31b7dc9cec27e4" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image">
<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">via Michael B. Tager</small></p><p><br></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">via Michael B. Tager</small></p><p><br></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">via Michael B. Tager</small></p><p><br></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">via Michael B. Tager</small></p><p><br></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">via Michael B. Tager</small></p><p><br></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">via Michael B. Tager</small></p><p>During the Spanish Civil War, a famous left-wing propaganda poster showing dead children killed by Francisco Franco's Nationalists read: "If you tolerate this, then your children will be next."</p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit..."><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/PropagandaPosters/comments/5u0whe/if_you_tolerate_this_your_children_will_be_next/" target="_blank">via Reddit</a></small></p><p>It's a powerful statement that carries importance to this day. If we tolerate intolerant ideologies such as white supremacy, then they will be allowed to flourish. That doesn't mean society has to be violent, but the enemies of tolerance should be pushed to the periphery of society.<br></p><p>Kick them out of your bars, places of worship, social media feed, neighborhood, school grounds, and politics. Once the Nazis are allowed to openly operate in tolerant society, it's going to take a lot more than punching to get them out. </p>
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Merriam-Webster's 'Time Traveler' reveals what new words appeared the year you were born
10.21.20
The English language is constantly evolving, and the faster the world changes, the faster our vocabulary changes. Some of us grew up in an age when a "wireless router" would have been assumed to be a power tool, not a way to get your laptop (which wasn't a thing when I was a kid) connected to the internet (which also wasn't a thing when I was a kid, at least not in people's homes).
It's interesting to step back and look at how much has changed just in our own lifetimes, which is why Merriam-Webster's Time Traveler tool is so fun to play with. All you do is choose a year, and it tells you what words first appeared in print that year.
For my birth year, the words "adult-onset diabetes," "playdate," and "ATM" showed up in print for the first time, and yes, that makes me feel ridiculously old.
It's also fun to plug in the years of different people's births to see how their generational differences might impact their perspectives. For example, let's take the birth years of the oldest and youngest members of Congress:
<p>Senator Dianne Feinstein was born in 1933, the year in which "antihistamine," "jet engine," and "goose bumps" first appeared in print. </p><p>Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was born in 1989, the year that saw "cybersecurity," "eco-friendly," and "intersectionality" printed for the first time.</p><p>It's almost like a time capsule, isn't it? So indicative of how much changes just in one lifetime.</p><div id="5434c" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="8c4edbd651f9d5f9e535b05de1213f13"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1318208360978784256" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Which words first appeared in print the year you were born?
Time travel with us:
https://t.co/eX0PXxhe15</div> — Merriam-Webster (@Merriam-Webster)<a href="https://twitter.com/MerriamWebster/statuses/1318208360978784256">1603120339.0</a></blockquote></div><p>Like any dive into the dictionary, Time Traveler can also help you expand your vocabulary. I found some words I've never seen before that have apparently been around for more than four decades when I searched my birth year. Some seem like they might come in handy, like "phallocratic," which means "relating to, resulting from, or advocating masculine power and dominance." (Could be a useful alternative to "patriarchal.") Others I'll likely never use, such as "becquerel," which is "a unit of radioactivity of a given sample of material equal to one atomic decay per second." Cool, but pretty useless in my non-scientific life as a writer. </p><p>It was even fun to see what words came about during my kids' short lives. My youngest is 11, and words that came into print in his birth year include "crowdfund," "mansplain," and "photobomb." Seriously, it really is like a time capsule that offers a snapshot of life and culture in any given year. </p><p>Merriam-Webster gives this note about what it means for words to be used in print for the first time (which doesn't meant the first time they were ever used):</p><p>"The date most often does not mark the very first time that the word was used in English. Many words were in spoken use for decades or even longer before they passed into the written language. The date is for the earliest <em>written</em> or <em>printed</em> use that the editors have been able to discover.</p><p><span></span>The date is subject to change. Many of the dates provided will undoubtedly be updated as evidence of still earlier use emerges."</p><p>Language is a fascinating thing, ever-changing and ever-evolving. Thanks, Merriam-Webster, for providing a simple way to see that truth play out over time. </p><p>You can try out the Merriam-Webster Time Traveler <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler" target="_blank">here.</a></p>
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