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Why I’m Not Concerned About People Staying Silent
The recent current events in the United States have been nothing short of saddening. Racism found a way to show out in the middle of a global pandemic in an extremely ugly way (surprise surprise).
While already dealing with the stresses handling the coronavirus, America has reached its boiling point with the recent murders of George Floyd as well as Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery who were also wrongfully murdered during this pandemic.
Their stories, especially Floyd’s, circulated like wildfire. And as a result, many unanimously agreed that enough is enough. Online, many people had a lot to say (the good, the bad, and the ugly), especially after public demonstrations and rioting that occurred in many US cities.
To be honest, I haven’t spent much time on social media to process every single person’s opinion, but there was one pattern that I quickly noticed. One thing that stuck out to me were those calling out people, institutions, and major corporations for staying silent during this movement. People are compiling lists on who said something (and how) versus who remained silent. What I thought was even more interesting were those who automatically concluded that those who remained silent were considered racist or coons.
Virtue signaling doesn’t prove or disprove…
