I’m sure some people are critical just to be different but that’s not what criticism is for. We are absolutely in peril if we read criticism as performative.
You know things are getting bad when suggested articles have titles like “8 Delicious Recipes You Can Make From Dog Food” and “Top 10 Pillows To Scream Into”.
Being pro-police reveals a certain amount of privilege in which you have not encountered being at the business end of a billy club or experienced some other form of police oriented violence. Congrats on living such a charmed life.