On a sticky Texas morning, Kimberly Mata-Rubio is lacing up her running shoes ahead of two races she is running in Uvalde in tribute to her daughter Lexi, who was killed in the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting.
First up is a charity run honoring Lexi’s life. Then it’s back to a tougher contest: Campaigning to become mayor of Uvalde, a town still divided after one of America’s deadliest mass shootings and a botched police response that is still under investigation.
“One thing I hear with all of my children, and it echoes my own belief, is that right now Lexi’s legacy is our priority and we just want to honor her with action,” Mata-Rubio said.
I’m glad you found it helpful. I love people and this process can be incredibly rewarding. More often it’s deeply frustrating as people ignore arguments or roll over assertions rather than engage with the idea.
Sometimes you just want to shake people when they miss your point entirely.
But patience often bring new opportunities for increased understanding.
People tend to want to argue to just win (what I call the “Internet Warrior”) versus argue to find a solution to a problem.
Which is too bad, because if done right, humanity is a great differential engine, where you put in all different data points in one end of the engine, and you get a consensus out the back end.
But you only get out what you put in, and everyone wants their own personal pound of flesh and victory, versus striving for a common good.