That's dangerous thinking; "if I don't then someone else will." That's a common excuse that thieves use. And it's you doing the work of your oppressor.
Standing up for what you believe in isn't always easy, but it's always the right choice.
Your comment just made me think about what happens to the booking data of the wrongfully accused protesters that go through the system but have charges dropped? Do they delete your mugshot and fingerprints? I doubt it. So even if you've had no criminal record and any charges are dropped, you're still added to the database which I'm sure makes its way to palantir.
I was born in 88 and I remember my parents doing ok, but by the time I hit the workforce I saw no good old days. The 2008 crash happened right as I was priming up for adult life and I've watched any prosperity for my generation fade out of existence for as long as I can remember. I've only ever known decay of the "American dream" and have seen time and again corporations and capitalists robbing us of our future.
Same here and I just found out the majority shareholder of my electric company is black rock. And the same year our rates went up the highest is the same year the CEOs made a bunch of bonuses.
404 media is killing it these days, they've had a ton of banger articles over the last year. Like real breaking investigative journalism, not just an AP aggregator.
Not if you ship them all off to be killed in war with little to no training first.