They precisely can and they kinda just did. “Think of the children” is the magic phrase to shut down critical thinking and give you carte blanche to do whatever you want.
They precisely can and they kinda just did. “Think of the children” is the magic phrase to shut down critical thinking and give you carte blanche to do whatever you want.
ApatheticCactus@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Not always. School shootings happen and suddenly crickets on gun control. “Think of the children” only applies to moral outrage, not tangible physical threat prevention. Also applies to school lunches and any other actual tangible thing to ACTUALLY benefit general child welfare.
Lebensmittel@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Sure, I implied moral outrage. It’s not like they actually give a damn about the children.
towerful@programming.dev 1 day ago
“think of the children” WRT school ahootings means more police in American schools and arming American teachers.