A woman kills her 3 kids, gets $3M on GoFundMe, and receives endless support.
Meanwhile, the lone Black juror who stood his ground to convict her gets publicly shamed.
Society is completely broken
“Yeah Chinese citizens have far better education and healthcare outcomes, own their own homes and retire far younger, and live longer on average than us US citizens, but my ultra-violent government that deprives me of all of this tells me communism is bad so I believe them”
“One day, when it’s safe, when there’s no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it’s too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this.” -Omar El Akkad
This might be an unpopular opinion regarding the DK Metcalf incident, but society would be better if people had a healthy fear of getting punched in the face when they act like assholes.
Hot take but this is a wildly effective form of protest because there’s no way you can claim the unicorn suit person who is twerking is a violent revolutionary who needs to be pepper sprayed and not look insane
Would argue that watching the Ryder Cup has been, for many people, their first direct experience of what US society is starting to become. From the ridiculous appearance of Trump, to the nastiness from the fans and the pomposity and money-grabbing from the US players...