My thread about 9/11 was not to say that 9/11 wasn’t important. It was to talk about how we ignore and forget millions of deaths caused by billionaires greed, every year. Yes, I include Covid in that list, because we would have stayed shut down, if it wasn’t for their economy.
Many people pointed out how disheartening it was to watch people search desperately for family, and that reminds me of people searching desperately for loved ones after hurricane Katrina. It reminds me of parents screaming their kids names outside of schools, movies and malls.
People pointed out how they knew people who had passed or attended funerals, and I imagine children orphaned from Covid, or people who have lost their whole families to domestic gun violence can relate. People pointed out how for a brief moment we stood together…
And I wonder why we don’t stand together now. Because people responsible for the deaths of MILLIONS are alive and well and facing no justice for their crimes against humanity. We turn a blind eye and accept it.
Yes I am heartbroken every 9/11 and I remember all of those horrible moments… but I remember every horrible moment with just as much intensity. Why do we not hold the @NRA responsible for the deaths due to gun violence from which they profit?
Why do we not hold @Halliburton responsible for the deaths of civilians and American soldiers, from which they profited? businessinsider.com/halliburton-co…
Why do we not hold @exxonmobil @Chevron @bp_plc @Shell responsible for 5 million deaths per year due to climate change they knew they caused and didn’t care about? amp.theguardian.com/sustainable-bu…
Why do we not hold big pharma, hospitals, and insurance companies, responsible for the deaths of every American that has died due to their greed and callousness? opensecrets.org/news/2019/03/b…
What the terrorists on 9/11 did was horrible, but its mortal toll was far less when compared to the blood on the hands of lobbyists and billionaires. Of which we praise, we adore, and we cheer for being “job creators.” Thanks to corrupt political pandering.

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