Fascism and the White Privilege of Avoiding Bad News

Fascism and the White Privilege of Avoiding Bad News

Republished with permission from John Pavlovitz Yesterday, an old friend of mine and I were catching up on each other’s lives after not having spoken for a while. After sharing updates on family, work, and comic book movies, our conversation turned to the news of the day, and she shared a surprising but not uncommon perspective on the condition of our nation. “Ugh, I just can’t deal with it anymore,” she said. “The bad news is exhausting, and I’…