On Political Bypassing (Audio version)
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Thank you. A very real phenomenon, political bypassing.
As a young woman at university, studying Environmental Policy Analysis and Planning, I became a radical activist, fluctuating between Sierra Club and EarthFirst degrees of intensity.
A long story, but through a reconciliation with my biological father, I came to realize how much of my anger toward the human race and government institutions was a front for personal grief and pain. While I continued with some aspects of environmental protection work, more joy and love for humanity, including "those evil developers," sprang forth and the anger did not dominate.
So, yes, political bypassing is incredibly real and a main reason for us as individuals to look at our own personal pain and power issues before projecting outward and blaming "them."
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