There are good things, but I don’t spend my time worrying and talking to people about the good things. Many workers, especially men, here do 10-12 hour days and spend their free time drinking heavily. Not much time for history, current events or politics. Students have more time, but social media (we have tiktok zombies too) and mobile slop games often consume it. Some of the kids who recently served in the armed forces here have pretty decent knowledge.
It’s nice to at find people who are interested in the world outside their routine.
Eta: I have worked, in my lifetime, often voluntarily, with mentally and physically disabled. I have watched family members go off for drinks, sex, drugs, or sit in the same room glued to games, Facebook, TV to ignore them to completely shirk as much responsibility as possible to whomever will assume it for pity and mercy of the ailing family member and even their pets.
Holy moly. That’s extremely disheartening, I can’t begin to imagine how you may feel, living there.
There are good things, but I don’t spend my time worrying and talking to people about the good things. Many workers, especially men, here do 10-12 hour days and spend their free time drinking heavily. Not much time for history, current events or politics. Students have more time, but social media (we have tiktok zombies too) and mobile slop games often consume it. Some of the kids who recently served in the armed forces here have pretty decent knowledge.
It’s nice to at find people who are interested in the world outside their routine.
It’s extremely disheartening. I was reading an article that referenced this article https://www.military.com/video/operations-and-strategy/vietnam-war/ace-of-spades-in-vietnam-war/2838824484001 (CW, extreme desecration/disrespect of the dead in the video there) and thinking of our conversation here (source article found here: https://news.abolish.capital/post/25145)
Eta: I have worked, in my lifetime, often voluntarily, with mentally and physically disabled. I have watched family members go off for drinks, sex, drugs, or sit in the same room glued to games, Facebook, TV to ignore them to completely shirk as much responsibility as possible to whomever will assume it for pity and mercy of the ailing family member and even their pets.
I saw that too, its horrifying. Also one of the most direct examples of the imperial boomerang I can think of.
A lot of people can’t understand a policy is wrong until they personally suffer under a similar policy; and looking at Zionists, not even then. 😞