"We never knew that they were running experiments on us, giving us ivermectin. We never knew that," one inmate told CBS News.
    • RION [she/her]
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      3 years ago

      My mom is generally a kind and compassionate person. When the news about Cuomo's hand sanitizer prison labor came out last spring she just did not care at all, basically saying they probably deserved it. Fast forward to the Kabul suicide bombing and she's tripping over herself to mourn the US soldiers and won't hear a word about the Afghan civilians killed by American grunts after the blast.

      The worst thing is that when I talk to her about how much her generation was propagandized to, American imperialism, etc. she's very receptive, but when it's time to apply any of those ideas it just goes out the window

        • LeninWeave [none/use name]
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          3 years ago

          Also boomer brain. A whole generation grew up huffing leaded gas and eating leaded paint chips, especially in certain countries/areas. Plus cold war brain.

    • andys_nuts [none/use name]
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      3 years ago

      If that wasn't scary enough, it's extremely easy to become a prisoner even if you've done nothing wrong.

      • In a lot of places you can spend years in jail pre-trial
      • Over 90% of cases end in a plea deal, so you probably won't even get a trial
      • If the choice is between having your life destroyed by pre-trial jail time and taking a plea deal, a lot of innocent people are going to take the plea deal

      Like you said, :amerikkka: