BOKEH_BALLS t1_izznj9r wrote on December 13, 2022 at 12:41 AM

We live in the United States which has allowed 1,000,000+ die from a preventable illness in order to make money and boost sales. A country which has bombed the rest of the globe for the last 70 years and displaced/murdered tens of millions. Why do you expect empathy from such a place?

AGirlsThoughts_ OP t1_izzuyhu wrote on December 13, 2022 at 1:37 AM

You’re absolutely right I’m just tired of the same political bullshit year after year you know

LilOrganicCoconut t1_j03fawr wrote on December 13, 2022 at 8:14 PM

Your frustration is heard. I’m wrapping up work for a DEI org in the state that runs workshops on teaching empathy, anti - racism, etc. The CEO just fired me for requesting disability accommodation. This is an org that partners with public schools, is politically active in RI, and receives many grants from high profile donors… and yet, I am one of many employees who have been retaliated and discriminated against. All to say, I expect empathy from absolutely no one but am grateful when it’s given. So even those “doing the work” aren’t actually walking as they talk.

dionidium t1_j0l6zxo wrote on December 17, 2022 at 2:30 PM

This sophomoric anti-Americanism really has no place here and it’s going to have the opposite of its intended effect, anyway. You’re not going to get literally anybody more interested in helping the homeless with this trite rant.

BOKEH_BALLS t1_j0ng4kx wrote on December 18, 2022 at 12:17 AM

The point is nobody is going to help the homeless bc this country sustains itself on the homeless and the poor. Might as well give up the humanitarian façade. It's funny how averse most Americans are to the truth and reality.