MONDAY MUSINGS: UNORTHODOX

Unorthodox according to the dictionary means 'contrary to what is usual, traditional, or accepted. By that definition I'd say we are living in pretty unorthodox times, wouldn't you? 

Today's musing is fueled by our isolated in the End of the  Rainbow Valley household watching a new NetFlix movie UNORTHODOX about a young, unhappy woman who lives in an insular ultra orthodox Jewish community. A community where there are traditional rules to live by, where there is no room for individualism. If you are cut off from the modern world then that is the only world you know. There are so many parallels of what our country is facing right now. Power, control and the threat of change...UNORTHODOX (movie trailer)

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At one period in time we all now find ourselves living with a pandemic, bizarre climate issues and an economic crisis to boot. Those in charge of decision making like those elders/ Rabbis in UNORTHODOX don't want to lose control and the U.S.A is a white, male christian dominated society who interrupted their insularism by deciding for economic reasons to go global. Oops. Difficult to go back now...

Those in charge are rightfully panicky trying to regain control. Hence the divisiveness based on gender, class, race, religion and now age. Tightening their reign by making others the enforcers, providing misinformation, covering up for their /others's mistakes. 
Do we have the time to waste trying to figure out the who/whys right now as there will be others to write the history?

Wouldn't it be more helpful for everyone just to do what's right? Just like no amount of mind control can squelch the human spirit forever those male/female/ color/ age/class who have expertise in these different areas need to be able to do their jobs. Couldn't we just let them?

It's Monday, I'm just musing...