How does that matter to me? It sucks, and it's a tragedy, but it has literally zero impact on my life.
But it sure makes good news for people to worry about.
The problem with news media is that people have no context what so ever and often no sense of connection. Afghanistan in 2001 fell from the clear blue sky from a non existing place to being a place that can teleport people to New York. Despite it having been in the news somewhat in the 80s.
Even the people who remembered the 80s had no context of what happened in between then because nobody cared basically.
A modern example is the Syrian Civil war, if you only follow the day by the news even if you do it everyday, you actually would have very little understanding what so ever. Many of the actual facts only get relieved much later.
Ah yes. It shouldn’t even be legal for people to question your viewpoint. Because when has discussion ever been a valuable thing? Or when has a political fashion ever turned out to be sorely wrong, and new viewpoints were needed? Wait, I remember a few times - but I’m sure that this time is going to be different.
Also, “fragile white boys”? This kind of ad hominem makes you sound like a raging ideologue.
> I have never seen _anyone_ other than a frightened white male use the term 'virtue signalling'
I think this statement is fairly telling regarding the degree to which you seem to interpret everything through your particular political lens. Together with your use of "conventional" almost as if it were an insult, and talk of "sides"/the KKK/"losing" it's like you think you're part of some revolution. I would seriously consider whether that's true.
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