Tag: understanding
The World & Me: Beyond the Label of Bipolar Disorder
I was first diagnosed with PTSD and bipolar disorder, but later learned that I actually had borderline personality disorder—a condition that, like so many others, carries heavy stigma. What strikes me is not just the difficulty of navigating shifting diagnoses, but the way society layers shame onto mental illness itself. Instead of compassion and understanding, people living with these conditions often face judgment, stereotypes, and silence, which only deepens the struggle.
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World Kindness Day: Beyond Forgiveness, Towards Understanding
Today is World Kindness Day, and I’ll admit I haven’t felt like a particularly kind person lately. There are times when repeated, intentional hurt from others makes your capacity for kindness feel finite and depleted.
Read More »Empathy in the Empire: Challenging Misconceptions of Islam and the Middle East
[Personal] Echoes of October: Notes of Nostalgia

Doblin’s Citizens’ Diplomacy or Psychedelic Colonialism?
Just when I thought Cold War diplomacy couldn’t get weirder, Rick Doblin enters stage left with a proposal straight out of a psychedelic utopia: dose Soviet officials with MDMA to ease nuclear paranoia. Not theoretically. Literally.
Read More »Lessons From Lenin on Despair and Struggle
Lessons From Lenin on Despair and Struggle
by Tina Marie, May 18th, 2025
Read More »Vladimir Lenin: “It is, of course, much easier to shout, abuse, and howl than to attempt to relate, to explain.”

Vladimir Lenin once remarked, “It is, of course, much easier to shout, abuse, and howl than to attempt to relate, to explain,” highlighting the value of constructive dialogue and education over emotional outbursts or hostile rhetoric. As a revolutionary thinker and leader, Lenin stressed the importance of articulating ideas and strategies clearly to foster understanding and rally support for the socialist movement.
He criticized those who relied on anger, insults, or simplistic slogans, arguing that such tactics undermined the more challenging but essential work of educating and persuading others. For Lenin, successful revolutionary efforts depended on thoughtful explanation, open dialogue, and the ability to engage with people on a rational level. This method was crucial for building a disciplined and informed movement capable of achieving lasting goals, rather than succumbing to fleeting emotional appeals or divisive strategies.
Ultimately, Lenin advocated for a deliberate and strategic approach to political struggle—one rooted in clarity, reason, and the empowerment of the working class through education and mutual understanding.
Erasure’s A Little Respect: The Synthpop Classic That Defined A Generation
In 1988, Erasure gifted the world a song that would become a defining anthem of the late 80s and a timeless symbol of unity, love, and vulnerability. A Little Respect was not just a synthpop hit—it was a heartfelt plea for compassion, an enduring anthem that resonated across dance floors, living rooms, and hearts worldwide.
Erasure’s A Little Respect: The Synthpop Classic That Defined A Generation
Previously:
Smalltown Boy — Bronski Beat’s 1984 hit was a heartfelt cry for liberation
RAND and SeaLight Part 3b: Four Ways China Is Growing Its Media Influence in Southeast Asia
05-10-2022: Four Ways China Is Growing Its Media Influence in Southeast Asia
China’s most straightforward method of media outreach is directly broadcasting or publishing its state media content in target ASEAN countries. Xinhua, China’s official state media agency, has print bureaus in every Southeast Asian country. TV news channels CCTV-4 and the English-language CGTN likewise operate in nearly every country in the region, while China Radio International airs multilingual content in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, and Myanmar. Xinhua is a ministry-level agency directly under the State Council, while the other media organizations all operate under the Chinese Communist Party Publicity Department.
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