@adders Yep! That's exactly what I said to my wife when we came across these protests two years ago, in our last home. I mostly think of this as a failure of the collective; that we have created and maintain an environment in which people with this kind of energy find these wayward conclusions.
@SimonWoods @adders On the flip side, I think such behavior only happens in developed societies/countries where most people's basic needs are met, freeing up their time for other activities. Of course, not everyone will spend it in rational or productive ways.
@adders Murderers. Privileged, misguided murderers, the lot of them. So are the corrupt politicians & propagandists who fill their dumb heads with this nonsense.
Seeing it on full display as the pandemic spread destroyed my outlook & changed my worldview. I lost almost all faith in man.
@adders If you sat down and asked them about their lives, you would discover quickly a lack of larger purpose. Therefore, they fill the void with that foolishness.
"Faith in a holy cause is to a considerable extent a substitute for the lost faith in ourselves." - Eric Hoffer