• merc@sh.itjust.works
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      3 hours ago

      Not wanting to traumatize myself doesn’t make me ignorant.

      Thinking that the only way you can be informed is by traumatizing yourself is the truly ignorant position.

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        2 hours ago

        Not wanting to traumatize myself doesn’t make me ignorant.

        I actually think it does. Police has been murdering people in US since forever and the only way to realize how bad it is is to actually watch the footage. Reading about it does not paint the whole picture. Seeing how Americans are reacting to the ICE killings makes me think most Americans are ignorant of the police violence in their country. They know police kills people but don’t realize cold blooded executions by law enforcement like that happen every day. They pretend it doesn’t happen and only react when specially extreme case forces them to watch to footage (like in George Floyd case).

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          1 hour ago

          I actually think it does.

          You’re wrong.

          the only way to realize how bad it is is to actually watch the footage

          Really? That’s the only way?

          Reading about it does not paint the whole picture

          Neither does watching a video. The only way to get the whole picture is to go out and get killed yourself. In those seconds while you’re dying you’ll truly understand.

          See how stupid that is?

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        3 hours ago

        You have every right not to watch the video. But opining about other people’s reaction to the video without watching it is unacceptable.

        Take your safe-space mindset and opinions about media you haven’t consumed back to Tumblr, please.

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          3 hours ago

          But opining about other people’s reaction to the video without watching it is unacceptable.

          Thinking that other people might be traumatized by watching someone get murdered is unacceptable? Walk me through your thinking here…