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There’s been multiple threads on HN front page that have been about this for the last week as well as protests in certain US cities like LA and SF.

I don’t know if you’re being willfully dishonest or you’re genuinely oblivious.

EDIT: also Renee Good’s killing is a domestic issue and is much closer to home for most Americans than Iran. It is not surprising that there is a lot of chatter about it.

I’m mad about thousands of civilians being killed in Iran. Outraged even.

But is he not orange and bad?

I think the problem might be that taking personal responsibility for one's own morality and beliefs is a burden that's too much, too scary, for many people.

It feels a lot safer and more comfortable to simply look around you and draw your morals from what everyone else is saying and doing.

There's something isolating about trying to be good.

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