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Extreme Passion, the Value and Danger—Holocaust Recalled

Written by Ron Parks, MD on . Posted in Commentary on Health and Well-being, Creativity, Death and Dying, Grief and Loss, Hate Crimes, PTSD, Social Media, Trauma.

Harnessing extremes into creativity, loving concern for others, and actions to avoid societal upheaval, hatred, and destruction.

I recount an early life story that brought me to the realities and risks of the extreme passions and ideas we can get caught up in as individuals or whole societies with positive or devastating outcomes.  

My mother’s lost cousin—Iren

When I was a child in the early-to-mid 1940s, my mother took me to a local shoe repair shop on

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The Gun Narrative and Gaslighting

Written by Ron Parks, MD on . Posted in gun violence, Hate Crimes, Holistic Approaches to Prevention and Recovery, Holistic Views on Mental Health Issues, Meditation/Mindfulness, Social Media, Trauma.

The Discordant Debate on Mass Shootings, Clarity, and Sensible Choices

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by Ron Parks, MD

So many unanswered questions

In the recent gun violence and murder of vulnerable and innocent children, anger and questioning come after the shock and grief. Were we misled, gaslighted? Who is the blame? Why again, who is responsible or who was irresponsible? Why is our country the world’s leader in possession of deadly firearms, with little regulation or safety requirements? Another mass shooting has occurred, this time of nineteen innocent and vulnerable elementary school children and two adults killed by an 18-year-old with a military-like assault gun. How do the murderers and perpetrators of gun violence slip through all detection and become so twisted and radicalized to carry out their horrendous actions as in recent mass shootings?

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Human suffering and Holocaust

Remembering the Holocaust

Written by Ron Parks, MD on . Posted in Grief and Loss, gun violence, Hate Crimes, PTSD, Trauma.

Memory is short for some people for past tragedies.

Facts can become an inconvenient truth. Claims of not knowing and denial of the truth, happen when individuals or groups devolve to ignorance, hatred, and violence. The anecdote is for more intense education and accurate teaching of history to avoid the repeat of any societal drift towards division, atrocities, and war.. Several poignant poems by a Holocaust survivor and family member are shared to personalize this tragic part of our collective history and its relevance for today.

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Hate Crimes & Weapons

Hate Crimes Rising

Written by Ron Parks, MD on . Posted in gun violence, Hate Crimes, Public Health Issue, Social Media, Trauma. 1 Comment on Hate Crimes Rising

“In this postmodern age we find ourselves enmeshed in civil wars, tribal prejudices that we thought we had outgrown long ago. We can dare to counter the spirit of hate and separation with the romantic view of connectedness”.

The Art of Is: improvising a way of life by Stephen Nachmanovitch, pg 203

Hate crimes have been growing in this country, against minorities and other vulnerable groups.

Many factors have been blamed as the growing and heated partisan divide in our country’s politics. It is essential to look at any underlying contributors to hatred and violence. One is the prevalent use of divisive rhetoric in public discourse that leads to conflict rather than peaceful coexistence and inclusiveness.  

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