Do any of them "really care"? I'm sure there are "true believers", but for most people avoiding wrath is their main mechanism of control. Performative acts of faux virtue and empathy to survive and prosper among the collective horde.

I don't see much difference between "this poor woman is just doing what her lawyers say to keep her job and get a sympathetic jury" and "this lifelong politician is just saying those things to the Black community to win reelection".

Do any of them "really care"? I'm sure there are "true believers", but for most people avoiding wrath is their main mechanism of control. Performative acts of faux virtue and empathy to survive and prosper among the collective horde. I don't see much difference between "this poor woman is just doing what her lawyers say to keep her job and get a sympathetic jury" and "this lifelong politician is just saying those things to the Black community to win reelection".

Do any of them "really care"? I'm sure there are "true believers", but for most people avoiding wrath is their main mechanism of control. Performative acts of faux virtue and empathy to survive and prosper among the collective horde.