> I can't help but notice that the media of the US is very reluctant to shine a light on an epidemic whose solution invariably involves cutting into the profits

> I can't help but notice that the media of the US is very reluctant to shine a light on an epidemic whose solution invariably involves cutting into the profits of its oil and automobile sponsors. The media is reluctant to shine a light on behavior where the viewer is responsible. The media knows very well that their average viewer is an irresponsible fool, but they also know that viewers don't like to be lectured to. It also just so happens that large parts of the US are either unlivable without a car, or unaffordable. That's just the reality, maybe a 50-year infrastructure plan on behalf of chairman Sanders will change that, but not much else. > Every time you hear about guns killing children, challenge the narrative by saying, "is talking about this taking away from our opportunities to rethink some of our car-dominated infrastructure?" The word for that kind of behavior is "whataboutism". It's not going to win you anything.