It& #39;d be interesting to poll people across the American political spectrum about the frequency of terrorist attacks, police-involved shootings, and interracial violence, so we can compare those things to what we know are the biggest threats to life in the U.S.
For instance, there is a grassroots anti-violence movement in D.C. that has been protesting a string of shootings that have taken far more lives than any police officer in the area. But very few liberal activists show up and join anyone doing it. https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/crime/2-dead-teen-injured-in-overnight-shooting-in-northeast-dc/65-47bda867-a4b7-4b90-869c-5ca569e1d409">https://www.wusa9.com/article/n...
There was even a shooting *during* one of these demonstrations, where a child was hit, and I don& #39;t recall Jeff Bezos with his fancy news house in the area putting out a statement about how he& #39;d spend money on homicide reduction programs https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/protests/shooting-at-protest-over-child-gun-violence/65-0adb8c8b-0b05-4dd3-bff5-f02e10b257d1">https://www.wusa9.com/article/n...
Corporations have pledged billions of dollars in the past few months to a variety of contemporary causes but if that money was spent on universal health care I think it would be enough to overwhelm the health care industry and finally achieve it, but it& #39;s not spent on that.
Nearly Half of Americans Worried That They or Their Family Will Be a Victim of Terrorism https://www.prri.org/research/survey-nearly-half-of-americans-worried-that-they-or-their-family-will-be-a-victim-of-terrorism/">https://www.prri.org/research/...