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COVID 19 Asks: How Are You Not Radicalized?
Remind me again, what are the praises of US that we are sold ad nauseam since our youth? We’re one of the greatest and richest nations. We’re a democracy where we’re equals, have a great economy, we’re fair and just.
It’s very that like that: you’re worried about rent, worried about getting sick, demanding social change, and a lot of god damn things.
Regardless of your place in society, you’ve probably seen how our so-called values are essentially lies. News flash: America is pretty broken.
How are you not radicalized against what the US has tried to sell us?
How are we the one of the best nations in the world? How is everything just and equal? We’ve seen each of our systems just fail spectacularly. We’ve been left to fend for ourselves during an unforeseen lifetime event.
Socially, racial issues have been made apparent to everyone. We’ve rioted and protested for the injustice that befell Breonna Taylor, Geroge Floyd, Tony McDade and others. Many cities still have protests even though the media has moved on. We’ve made society see what Black people have cried out about for centuries. Now, we are lot more vocal and much less tolerant for racism on any level.
To radicalize someone is to shift a person or group’s opinions toward either end of the…
