Our friend group has been together for over a decade and we all care about social justice, but when we try to talk about politics or current events it always gets tense and someone ends up hurt. We've started avoiding the topics that matter most to us just to keep the peace, but that feels like we're being fake with each other.
More people experience this than they realize.
A group is discovering that shared values don't automatically translate into shared analysis, and avoidance is creating its own kind of distance.
“Where Are You with Diaspora identity — living between worlds?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.