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Who Cares? WE Do!

Ray Katz
2 min readDec 24, 2024

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I am astounded that we keep getting attacked because we don’t care enough about murdered CEO Brian Thompson.

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Who cares? Who cares about human life? About the wellbeing of people? About life on Earth and the condition of the biosphere? Who cares about the world today and the future?

Who cares, ACTUALLY cares? And how much?

What Our Leaders in Government and Business and Media DON’T Care About

Our children go to school in shooting galleries. In 2024, there were more than 970 school shootings. Nothing is ever done about it. We are told that nothing can be done—even though this violent insanity ONLY happens in the United States and the obvious cause is lax gun laws. Nobody in a position of power or authority cares enough to do anything about it.

Our healthcare system is, essentially, death and suffering for profit. United Healthcare is the 9th biggest corporation in the world by revenue—and they raise profits by denying treatment to sick people. Nobody in a position of power or authority cares enough to do anything about it.

With all the productivity gains, decade after decade, people continue to work long hours—and most people STILL are just a few missing paychecks away from hunger and homelessness. Nobody in a position of power or authority

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Ray Katz
Ray Katz

Written by Ray Katz

Internet pioneer. But I’m most interested in stabilizing the Earth’s climate and promoting our common humanity. WeAreSaners.org

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