White guys: Why can& #39;t you just not care about what happens to other people?

But I am other people. It& #39;s happening to me.

White guys: I mean that sucks, but you don& #39;t have to bring it to work. Die on your own time, ya know what I mean?
White guys: We shouldn& #39;t be forced to talk about this stuff at work. It doesn& #39;t matter right?

It matters to me. I want to talk about it because it impacts my actual life.

White guys: Sorry. By "we" I mean me. I shouldn& #39;t have to hear about how you& #39;re dying. I& #39;m trying to work.
White guys: Free speech above all else!

That& #39;s not how that works. It& #39;s about government...

White guys: No! It& #39;s a general foundation of our society!

Okay, I wanna talk about this issue...

White guys: Whoa! We& #39;re at work. The boss says you can& #39;t talk about that stuff here.
White guys: Cancel culture is out of control! If I& #39;m not PC I& #39;ll get fired. It& #39;s not fair!

So you think we shouldn& #39;t get fired for talking about...

White guys: No that& #39;s different, you should definitely be fired. I mean it& #39;s work right? Gotta expect that.
White guys: Look, stop trying to twist my words around. All I& #39;m saying is I should get to do what I want because freedom, and you can& #39;t cause I don& #39;t like it. That& #39;s just how the world works.

And it works that ways because...?

White guys: Spontaneously emerged from nature.
White guys: I& #39;m not saying I& #39;m *superior*. I& #39;m just saying my logic is infallible while everyone else& #39;s is... Wait no.

White guys: It& #39;s okay to be different. I& #39;m only saying if you would just think and act like me, you& #39;d be better... nope, not what I meant.
White guys: You just wanna call me a racist!

I didn& #39;t say a word...

White guys: Yeah but you would have if I kept talking. And that makes YOU the real problem!
White guys: Forget it okay. It& #39;s not even about race. It& #39;s about class!

So you think the bosses are the problem? And we should organize...

White guys: Oh god no. We should be grateful. They take all the risk so of course they& #39;re in charge. I mean class like... shut up.
White guys: This is going nowhere. I don& #39;t think you& #39;ll ever see it my way. Maybe you can& #39;t work with me at all...

You mean...

White guys: No, no. I& #39;m sure you& #39;re trying to read into that too. We& #39;re still equals. I just think maybe we need to stay... separate.

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