thats how the US got in this predicament in the first place. elect a cunt who had a single line in home alone. I mean, Schwarzenegger was gov of Cali at some point and any german speaking mf could tell you that Arnold, while beloved and a huge teddy bear, was never the sharpest bulb in the shed.
google any major US city and put protest behind it and you will get swaths of news about ICE protests. It's not hard to step outside and unite with the people of the US, no matter where in the US you are. The notion that it only influences you, once those ICE thugs are knocking up your neighbourhood is the downfall of the will of the people. Grow some empathy and get active! Defending democracy is a hard and long task, but one ultimately worth fighting for. Injustice anywhere is injustice everywhere.
First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out - because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out - because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out - because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out - because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me - and there was no one left to speak out for me.
Martin Niemöller, Holocaust survivor
Are you only willing to act once they are at your doorstep?
I get your point, but capitalism wasn't always the norm. If you say corps control everything, it's partially due to a faulty political system and a lack of interest in politics. And for that apathy, the citizens can absolutely be blamed. And again, if there wasn't a superficial culture in the US where you HAVE to wear brands and drive european cars to not be ousted, there wouldnt be as much consumption. If you treat school like a cat walk, prepare to pay for designer clothes. The parent in the original post blames Nike for marketing. Yes, but if the kids around their kid weren't pointing and laughing, this kid would feel very confortable to continue to wear sketchers. Kids are a product of their environment, bring them up in a ultra-capitalist environment and all they care about growing up is money and status. And it starts in school already. Group thinking is hugely problematic and not even thematized yet. This ousting because your parents can't afford G-Star Raw is the only reason I would advocate for school uniforms. Something has to change but just pointing and assigning blame isn't helping anyone and especially not the kid crying.
dont blame nike, blame the over-consumption introduced by unchecked capitalism. Comparing yourself to your surround has become the norm, leading to an increase in depression and, like you wrote, consuming too much. Americans on average buy 68 new clothing items PER YEAR, PER PERSON!! Maybe dont blame the kids, they are a product of their surrounding. Blame politics, and blame yourself if you have done too little politics in the last decades
sorry if this was unclear, english is not my mother tongue. I meant pedagogy as a whole. Societal norms and manners and such. Not how to cat call a woman lmao
as it stands now, Britain is only a backdoor for US influence into our EU policies. Either they commit to being european, or they continue being Donny's mascots
kids are cruel and usually lack any form of empathy, which is why they are "more direct". Empathy is taught later on. But, taking pictures, sending dickpics, cat calling you are manners and those should have been teached by their parents. This is vile behaviour and those parents should know what their children are doing at school, maybe partially because of the lack of parental education. I am sorry you had to go through that and feel that helpless about it.
thats how the US got in this predicament in the first place. elect a cunt who had a single line in home alone. I mean, Schwarzenegger was gov of Cali at some point and any german speaking mf could tell you that Arnold, while beloved and a huge teddy bear, was never the sharpest bulb in the shed.