Quote Originally Posted by CoccoBill View Post
To elaborate, they're of course not, but nothing is stopping from feeling both. You're maybe being excessively cynical about this, most people are capable of empathy and they give a shit. I'm not a particularly emotional person as most here have probably guessed, but I get emotional watching those videos about Flynn, that bitch at central park and the various attacks against civilians in the riots. I can't even imagine what they feel like for black people living through that shit. I don't feel directly guilty for it, not even my ancestors have been part of any of that, but I do acknowledge I'm one lucky fuck for having been born at this place and to these parents. No, I haven't been handed any medals, handouts or stipends, but I've evaded most handicaps existing for humans.
I get angry watching videos too. Half an hour ago, I watched an Irish guy getting kicked in the head by black youths shouting about slavery. I got angry when I saw the old guy pushed over by cops and him lying there in a pool of blood. And of course the Floyd footage made me angry too. I'm not immune to emotional reactions to what I see. But grief? I don't think it's healthy to grieve for those you don't love, I mean idk how many people die every day but it's a lot. Why care about one guy but not the next? USA isn't the only shitshow in the world right now.