Every time I go abroad I think about how many things America gets wrong. The biggest is processed foods. I’m notorious for stomach issues and always think it’s a me problem when it’s truly an environment and quality of foods problem.
America, Canada public bathrooms are ALL gender neutral with a sink in the middle of the stalls. We are the problem. It’s really so easy to just be cool and not give a shit.
There is a moral humanity crisis in America when a person’s first thought to an inconvenience is, “shoot them”. This needs to be addressed at the most basic levels of empathy, but my god how simple it could be to save lives by getting rid of the guns first.
What happened in Tennessee is the latest example of a broader erosion of civility and democratic norms. Silencing those who disagree with us is a sign of weakness, not strength, and it won’t lead to progress.