Why Are Americans So Cruel to Each Other?

How Americans Got Dehumanized Into Exploiting Each Other

Image Credit: Jeff Kowalsky

The other day, I told the story of how a man collapsed in front of me — literally convulsing — and nobody stopped to help him. That parable tells the tale of the bizarre cruelty and indifference of American life. People stepped over him, as if he wasn’t there. All he needed was a glass of water and a bite to eat. Here was a ma…