International Women's day draws me back to memories of my mother's wake in 1999. There, my 82-year-old Polish/Belarussian godfather approached me and- in a voice breathless with exacerbation said, "Your mother was soooo liberal." Mum could not be anything other than liberal when it came to her attitudes about society because she knew first-hand where the road of intolerance leads people and nations.
"But people normalised it, rationalised it and said to themselves. “This is the price for stability. This is the price for economic growth and employment. This is the price we must pay.”"
Great writing and reading as always. You do need to publish these all somewhere. I need to have copies so I can finally sit and read them all. Hope all well with you and yours.
Your mom sounds an amazing woman 👍
"But people normalised it, rationalised it and said to themselves. “This is the price for stability. This is the price for economic growth and employment. This is the price we must pay.”"
Chilling. And excellent writing as always!
Great writing and reading as always. You do need to publish these all somewhere. I need to have copies so I can finally sit and read them all. Hope all well with you and yours.