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I don’t know a single person who is more upset about gas prices than the victims of this, and I live in an oil state. Yet I keep seeing memes like this, I can’t help but think there is some “America bad” going on here.
All I hear at work is complaints about the gas prices.
When coworkers or customers bring up the topic, I point out the school we bombed. Everyone agrees its evil. I wonder if complaining about gas prices is just the professional way to complain about the "war" in Iran. I probably missed that little social cue. I hope that's the case; that most people are self-censoring and not just completely selfish.
But, have we Americans become such cowards we can't just openly talk about how fucked it is? It feels like it.
The workplace is an unnatural environment that causes people to behave in a very unnatural manner. It is so laden with taboos that a distinct 'corporate' dialect emerged that is made up almost entirely of euphemisms. That we collectively spend half or more of our waking lives in this setting fucks with us psychologically.
I do agree, this is not exclusive to Americans.
But I think its normal to have more of a reaction to Gas prices that affect you personally. Knowing that there are people dying somewhere is kind of abstract and probably won't create any emotional reaction.
There are ways to do that. Reading stories of victims for example. But you would have to willingly listen to those. You don't have a choice with the Gas prices.
Gas prices go up all the time, literally they have been this high before within the last few years. I disagree that it’s normal to be more upset about that than death, and as I said I don’t know a single person who is.