Here’s the problem. After video of United’s elder abuse bonanza hit social media, a tsunami of support rolled Dao’s way. Concomitantly, wave after wave of condemnation and mockery broadsided United. If both sides screwed up, as you claim, the reaction shouldn’t have been so lopsided.
A bare smattering of support has gone toward United. [It appears all their supporters are either on this site or are connected with United (see: pilot’s wife responds, on Facebook)]. The tidal wave of support is in Dao’s favor. No matter how you slice it, that cuts against your, ‘They’re both at fault,’ narrative.
The tidal wave of support is in Dao’s favor. No matter how you slice it, that cuts against your, ‘They’re both at fault,’ narrative.
We are truly lost when we have fallen into the trap of law by public opinion and surveys.
We don’t deserve a republic.
Sure it would. “Both sides are wrong” is a complex issue that the mob mentality of social media has a long history of not grasping. Especially when one of those sides is a large “evil” corporation (actually given United’s history they might actually be evil, no quotes). Just because the masses have all gone one way doesn’t mean they’re right. The masses loved Obama, we all know how that worked out. Right and wrong isn’t about public opinion, right and wrong are easily defined concepts and in this case:
bumping passengers after they’ve been seated = wrong, it’s just rude and stupid and guaranteed to lose you customers
refusing to comply with a legally allowed order = wrong, it’s childish and rude (to all the other passengers who had their flight delayed because of his crap) and just not operating in the real world where any halfway intelligent person would know that was an unwinnable fight.
Both sides are wrong, sorry you can’t be bothered to see it.