"Pressure drop, oh pressure
Oh yeah, pressure gonna drop on you.
And when it drops you're gonna feel it
And know that you were doing wrong."
– Toots and the Maytals
Bullying and demonization and divisiveness and lying and tyranny and provocation and ugliness and apathy and violence and marginalization and righteousness and absolute power are all unsustainable.
Because every person and group and community and organization and nation has limits on what it will accept and tolerate and endure.
Eventually, those on the upside of power will lose their standing, their authority, their dominance, their influence.
And people on the downside of power and on the right side of history will rise up and demand change and accountability, equity and peace and love and unity.
It may seem slow, it may feel inconsequential, but the momentum gained from the will of people who are vulnerable enough to see themselves and each other as human will prevail.
If we believe. If we are focused. If we speak our truths. If we support each other.
If we shape a narrative that is inclusive and representative of all voices.
If we remember Gandhi:
“All through history, there have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they seem invincible. But in the end, they always fall. Always.”