People will look you dead in the eye and tell you to "have respect" for a person who has spent their entire career making sure YOU don't get to live an equal and happy life, or live at all.
This talking point is one that conspiracy theorists love because it flatters people with high ego and low intelligence by implying their opinions as just as valuable as experts' on issues that often have rigid standards for how expertise is established.
calling it right now, 2024 was the year of slop. it's the year slop took over every facet of culture. google became slop. slop drowned out journalism. not just ai slop–there were slop games like Concord. movie slop like Borderlands. we let a slop ceo get a slop president elected
i was not under any illusions that this country was a warm and loving place for minorities but i guess i am a little taken aback by the number of people who would literally put them in a meat grinder if they thought it would save them a dollar on eggs
It's not just that cops hurt people, it's that they do it with money that could grant safety. They attack the homeless with money that could build housing. They police the mentally ill with money that could go to mental healthcare. They hurt us with money that could keep us safe.
Remember when you used to be asked, “Smoking or non-smoking?” at a restaurant?
No? That’s because we, as a society, made the decision that people who smoke can absolutely do so, but they don’t get to endanger others in the process.
Do you see where I’m going with this or