No not sad at all. Maybe youre projecting here.
I think it's wild how each of us views the world so differently. And, it's from experience. We all go through this life witnessing different versions of the same events. And we judge them based on our own circumstance. KSM, I've no doubt you truly believe most people are self serving, and self righteous. This comes from upbringing, and a bit of righteous dogma (that many of us have held in some form or another until we choose to get back to the real world and shatter it).
In my life, I've suffered. And that suffering has made me keenly aware of the kindness humanity has on offer. No expectation of reward. Just pure love and kindness. And, I find people are naturally prone to help, not to hinder.
We're out here experiencing two separate worlds, two unique visions. I hope that your life leads you to see just how beautiful humans are to one another, without being prodded. I've been fortunate to see that those folks are the actual majority. Online, of course...you see the most brutal factions and those out for profit. But I've been privy to hoards of good will in my life and I know humans, as a whole, are good creatures. The bad ones just take up more airtime and space in the atmosphere. Many folks who do good go largely unnoticed in this world, for good reason. While those kicking up dirt shout, scream and denigrate others as they slowly sink into their own, lousy convictions.
Please know, the people protesting do consider those immigrants a vital part of their larger communities and they're allowed to kick up the same dirt in response to being shoved into walls by an administration. These immigrants are neighbors, friends, co-workers. They do care. I know plenty of chefs, restaurant owners, kindergarten teachers, doctors, lawyers...out exercising their rights to defend the civil liberties that are slowly dissipating. They aren't asking for a pat on the back, an award, or a big cash prize.
I hope you find that sort of love in your life at some juncture, that feeling of community...so that you can witness humans in their most natural form...espousing empathy and standing up for what is right and just in a world trying to tear down their kindness every chance it gets.
I'm going to keep on my bright path, rose colored glasses and all. No amount of doomsday scrolling is going to change my mind about the state of things. Though, I applaud you for your insistence that we're all just miserable freaks that would never lift a finger, let alone our couple of feet, to stand up to what we believe is high injustice.
Look no further than the growing number of mutual aid networks that are helping feed, house, clothe, change laws...all for free. Collective action. All the neighborhood food pantries popping up to bridge the gap and help those less fortunate. You'd be amazed if you actually saw all of the unpaid labor folks put in to help their fellow humans. And it feels great to live in that world, knowing that all the turmoil just moves to pull us closer together in the end even if the rhetoric would have us remain firmly in our individual bubbles, fear up to our eyeballs...ignorance seeping into every pore. I don't buy it. We're all far more alike than different and we love to be a part of something bigger, kinder and no amount of snow, or faint chill in the air, would separate us from our humanity. Most just throw on a parka and get on with it.
