Advent is a season of noticing. And to mark it, I join in the global Advent calendar known as #AdventWord.
On the first day, my Twitterfeed showed a fascinating juxtaposition.
The word was #promise
Between posts about promise, I saw a tweet decrying a New York Times article describing the incredibly normal conveniences American military members live with while serving at Gitmo.
A place where American humans torture other humans, including at least one American citizen.
A site of international hatred and one we promised to close. And didn’t. Promised to curtail. And haven’t.
And there it still stands. A promise. A promise to the world.
Yes, we will torture.
We will deny the human rights we champion.
Yes. This is who we are. #Promise