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
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.
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
propaganda works :sadness:
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.