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[–] Sgt_choke_n_stroke@lemmy.world 44 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Silent on the social murder but vocal on the televised murder is making me realize class war is real.

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 26 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Not to mention how much money they are spending on finding the killer while other murder victims got a "lol who cares about minorities and the poors" from the same cops.

The incentives for police and prosecution action is mostly based on net worth, then by their prejudices.

[–] Sgt_choke_n_stroke@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The rich don't pay cops. Why do they keep doing thier bidding?

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Rich people buy the politicians or know who to put pressure on to get the police to act. Poor people and most middle class people don't have the connections or can't afford to apply pressure and have to hope the victim is a young, white, and good looking woman or girl.

[–] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 15 points 1 week ago

"Murder is murder" is a tautology that doesn't actually mean anything useful

[–] kitnaht@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

I don't know how many of you realize this, but our true "Humanity" is being the most violent, ruthless apes in the jungle. Just because we managed to become smart and then used smarts in our violence, doesn't mean we're not all still at the core, violent psychopathic apes.

We haven't lost our humanity at all, it's on full display for the world to see.

Our "civility" on the other hand, absolutely - is taking a back seat right now. But civility is a social construct.

social construct and social contract.

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

We are civil to people who are part of our in group and occasionally to strangers in desperate situations even if they don't. We are violently hateful towards people outside of the group we identify with.

Civility is taking a backseat because of all the fascist focus on hating those outside the geoup.

[–] kitnaht@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Even within the "in group", humans still show patterns of greed, dishonesty, etc. Con artists are a great example of this; people who will slip into the group and then work only for themselves.

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Con artists see everyone they are lying to as outside their group. They might even see themselves as a group of one.

[–] kitnaht@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Even families - watch one family member with wealth die, and watch them all clamor for the remains. Humanity is not selfless. Pretending so is purposely remaining blind and ignorant to humanity's true nature. "In Group", "Out Group"...doesn't matter one bit.

[–] shani66@ani.social 11 points 1 week ago

Next time i hear that nonsense I'm gettin' me mallet

[–] AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 week ago

Yes murder is murder. Thats why its not me murdering the murder but another guy that i support in murdering mass murderers.

[–] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

The last of my humanity was lost exactly one month and three days ago

[–] GuyDudeman@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Who is this old man? I’ve seen two different memes of him from different parts of the show literally stacked next to each other.

[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Eustace Bags from Courage the Cowardly Dog

Good older show, def worth a watch, doubly so if you have kids or nieces/nephews that you want to scare lol

[–] Narauko@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

What do you mean older show, it is part of Cartoon Network's cartoon cartoons and only started airing when I was in high school.

Oh God... No... It can't be. The year 2000 was only...

Mr. Stark, I don't feel so good.....

[–] Bitweaver@lemm.ee 6 points 1 week ago

Its Eustace Bagge from the show Courage the Cowardly Dog. https://courage.fandom.com/wiki/Eustace_Bagge

[–] schizolol9@lemy.lol 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Humanity?! Bahahahahha I couldn’t care less about it tbh.

[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

I am horified that a man was assassinated in the street, I'm just more horrified at the state of what passes for "Healthcare" and "acceptable business practices" in America.

Im not happy that man is dead, I'm just less happy that health insurance is so predatory, corrupt and broken that someone felt that he needed to die.

I dont think anyone deserves to be gunned down in the street, some people are just a lot closer to deserving it than others.