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Submitted by portiapearls

Sunday October 8, 2017

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We all come from different

walks in life

But we can all agree

that terrorism

is fucking horrible

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Of any kind

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Big or small

Foreign or domestic

Whether against our own

or against others we may hold

nothing in common

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Fuck fear

Fuck greed

Fuck hate

Fuck lies

Fuck prejudice

Fuck sexism

Fuck racism

Fuck bigotry

Fuck injustice

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Fuck turning a blind eye

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Fuck all those who take out

their self-loathing, their frustrations,

and inadequacies on others

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Fuck those who manipulate

the weak, and spread lies,

not caring of the consequences

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Fuck those who allow these

assholes to continue to disrupt

the fabric of society and murder

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Fuck those who pretend

this isn't happening

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Fuck those who glorify these attrocities

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And fuck those who teach children to hate

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The best answers to terrorism are

education, acceptance, communication,

involvement, tolerance, respect,

honesty, empathy, justice, patience,

understanding, forgiveness,

love and hope

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Deep down

people just want to be loved

for who they are

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They want hope

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Let us try

in our own way

to step out of our comfort zones

to reach out to those around us

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It is not enough

to JUST pray for Peace

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It is not enough to JUST

pray for the world

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We must be active participants

in our destiny

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And not let damaged people

dictate our happiness

our safety, our lives,

or who we love

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Terrorism is a tactic

of the desperate and fearful,

the angry and the hateful

the ignorant

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It's hard to stop terrorism

it changes day by day,

but we can change

the hearts and minds

of those who choose to terrorize

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one by one

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We can choose

not to continue the cycle

of killing and discrimination

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We can choose

to spread

love and understanding

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We can choose

to vote, volunteer, donate,

educate, communicate,

whatever it takes
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And yes, it's extremely difficult

but if young girls like Malala

can get shot and still strive

for education

and have hope in their hearts...

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Than we too

will strive and have hope

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These are maps of us

WILDFLOWERS

♥

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WILDFLOWERS

are found in the countries

shaded in blue

💙

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Look at how beautiful we are

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Seeing this

gives me hope

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♪ Song: Lily Allen "Fuck You" ♪