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[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 42 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

I feel a small glimmer of humanity and hope because Liam’s go fund me is up to 265,000 https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-bring-5yearold-liam-home

[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 11 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Sorry but it's just another sign of polarization. Half of Americans donate in solidarity, the other half celebrates that another brown person was harmed.

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago

Well maybe a civil war is inevitable then I don’t know either way Israel wins

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (2 children)

Yet the guy who called Trump a pedo protector got more money way faster.

American priorities are fucking stupid shit.

https://phoebewallhoward.substack.com/p/ford-worker-pauses-gofundme-campaign

Fundraising on his behalf collected $810,000 from Tuesday through Wednesday.

Seriously raised twice as much in half the time. What a fucking joke this shithole country is. Some guy in a good paying fucking union job gets money handed hand over fist and he didn't even lose his job he was just suspended and his union had his back. Yet a fucking innocent kid whose rights were viciously violated made half as much in twice the time.

I mean, fuck me, I'm so tired. I'm so tired of expecting better of people.

I guess the silver lining is that TJ Sabula isn't a selfish person and is giving away the money he got to charitable organizations.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 8 points 8 hours ago

Part of that has to be media attention. Can't support a cause you didn't hear about because your particular feed went with something else that gets more clicks.

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 7 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Really isnt about Americans, and turning a tragic situation into mild xenophobia helps exactly nobody.

The internet works the way it does because it exploits humans attention and turns it into an economy.

Someone calling the self proclaimed world leader a pedophile turns more heads than a child being abducted. Especially given that said leader is a pedophile.