[canadaduane]

There is a bumper sticker that spells out "Coexist" with symbols from each of the major religions [1] and I liked it at first, because I identified strongly with the idea. But the more I thought about it, the more I realized that there are people who see that symbol, and they don't see themselves in it--they don't see the Cross for example, and think, "Oh, a Christian like me!". Rather they see "Hippie-everything-and-nothing-ism," and other it immediately. I think there is a deep resistance to "foreign inclusion" in our human psyche. Trust goes slow.

[1] https://www.theodysseyonline.com/why-hate-coexist-bumper-sti...

[crawfordcomeaux]

I think this is due to cultures normalizing trauma denial, as opposed to trauma healing. In the US, most mental health options cost money. Locking away healing behind money will always make thriving harder.

We need systems that are fun, healing, and don't caretake for trust trauma.