Heartbreaking and infuriating.
Mona Eltahawy @monaeltahawy
13 Dec 2020
Since the pandemic began, shoplifting of staples has noticeably increased in the United States. People are taking bread, pasta and baby formula. In the wealthiest country in the world, Americans are stealing to survive.

Dec 14, 2020 · 10:54 AM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson
The saddest part of all is America has the money to feed the 1 in 8 people who are food insecure. A withholding of concern and compassion for the suffering of others is not only heartless...It is cruel.
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but the stock market is at an all-time high!
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Yes ... "Infuriating" ... that word describes this!
Replying to @marwilliamson
This is a terrible situation, but am I the only one who spent 5 minutes trying to figure out why people needed staples during an epidemic.
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That tends to happen when a society that values individual autonomy is locked down for 9 months Crime has gone up in every category Really just proof that officials think there is no problem making illegal the ability to feed your family Lockdowns are deadlier than the virus
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Are they stealing TV devices, computers and newly produced tech stuff as well? I bet there's a pattern. Just look at the BLM riots. If they genuinely can't survive and have to seek food/shelter, however, that's certainly sad.
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Just calm down!!!
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It is truly unconscionable that so many are suffering ❤️✊🏽💜
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Must be nice to hover above America and look down to see all that is heartbreaking and infuriating and think, "What can I do about it? Oh, yeah, I can be a Twitter scold. That will work."
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Imagine an enlightened age where the gifted used their God given talents to create and maintain a plutocracy.
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