Growing Up Means Realizing That None Of The Worst Villains Are In Prison

Source: Caitlin Johnstone, Rogue Journalist
by Caitlin Johnstone

“When we’re kids we play cops and robbers, and watch cartoons about evil criminals being stopped by virtuous crime fighters. Then when we mature we learn that all the most evil people are operating within the laws of our nation, and nobody ever sends them to jail. Ask a child to draw a Bad Guy and they’ll probably draw a bank robber, a thief, a supervillain, or somebody breaking the law in some way, because that’s what young people are trained to believe wickedness looks like in their world. They won’t usually draw a politician, a billionaire, a media mogul, a tech plutocrat, a warmonger, or any of the rich and powerful people who are causing the real suffering in our world. The ones who impose laws upon our society ensuring the continuation of poverty, inequality, war, oppression and tyranny. ” (03/31/26)

https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2026/03/31/growing-up-means-realizing-that-none-of-the-worst-villains-are-in-prison/