Adults born in the 70s, '80s '90s—the most vaccinated generations in American history—are now leading a movement to ensure their children don't receive the same protection that kept them alive. They attended schools where immunization was mandatory, benefited from herd immunity they now actively undermine, and never saw a classmate in an iron lung because vaccines worked. Now they share memes about "government propaganda" while their own vaccine scars fade on their shoulders—physical evidence of the system they reject. This selective amnesia isn't just ironic. It's lethal. As measles outbreaks surge across the United States and vaccination rates plummet, children are dying from diseases we'd already defeated. The danger isn't the vaccine. It's a vaccinated generation's willingness to doom the next generation because they've forgotten why those childhood shots were necessary in the first place.
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Selective Outrage: What the George Floyd Mockery and Charlie Kirk Martyrdom Reveal About Race, Power, and American Empathy
When Charlie Kirk was killed in September 2025, a coordinated campaign backed by government officials led to over 150 people being targeted for termination within nine days—some fired within hours for merely quoting Kirk's own words. Five years earlier, when George Floyd was killed by police, his death became fodder for Halloween costumes, TikTok reenactments, and memes that circulated widely with scattered, inconsistent consequences. This investigation documents the stark disparity in institutional response: who receives martyrdom versus mockery, whose dignity merits protection, and how systemic racism operates through selective empathy. Drawing on court documents, employment records, and government statements, the article reveals how power—not principle—determines whose death America mourns and whose it tolerates as entertainment.