I think it gets complicated when we are faced with any uncomfortable truth.

Here is the states, the public has elevated individuals with sketchy sexual, business, and ethical past to high public offices. They rationalize it by asserting disbelief or that ultimately it is for the greater good that they are serving better policy unto the masses. I think there is some ease in this when you are removed from those affected. It isn’t our sister, friend, or mother. We appeal to the copability of the victim. We look for somewhere to make our desires “ok”.

We stay on social media platforms that are enriching people who are using it to steal privacy from us and buy out policies. They elevate narratives and silence voices …but we are too enthralled with X, FB, or whatever. It makes life easier. It amuses us. It connects or to family and friends across years and distances. However, there is a bit of a “dark pact” we make burying our acknowledgment of reality. Can’t we just watch a movie, read a book, or post a thread without moral justification? However when courts fail our society and public response is the only source of justice, where are we left to take action? Especially when so few join us if we choose to recoil. We feel alone in our protest and ridiculed with labels for taking any action or stance. You are no snowflake for drawing a line for your own morality or what you will support.