@Crow Bar, working on that like button 🙂
One thing I have always taught my kids is that generalization is lazy thinking.
All millennials are spoiled and entitled.
All liberals are unfamiliar with guns.
All conservatives are good Christians.
All Republicans are racist bigots
All cops are jackbooted thugs.
All cops are heroes who just want to help.
There are so many generalizations made on a daily basis that don’t take into account the individual. Are there bad cops? Yes, horrible ones. But there are really good ones too, ones who care about their communities and about doing the right thing. Are there some ridiculous young people with naive views they’re passionate about? Of course. Heck, I was one. But some of them are smart, savvy, and blossoming leaders. I know both wonderful and not so wonderful people on each side of the political spectrum.
I think if we could learn to see those shades of gray a little bit better, things would settle down. Unfortunately, many people don’t have any interest in that.