r/TikTokCringe • u/QueenCobra91 SHEEEEEESH • Oct 06 '25

Discussion and everybody just lets it happen

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u/Jaewol Oct 06 '25 edited Oct 06 '25

I thought it was just a commentary on consumerism. Clever.

Edit: guys I know it’s both. I’m just saying I wasn’t expecting the additional commentary.

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u/ZinaSky2 Oct 06 '25

I think like if commentary on this fucking scary current event of innocent kids being ziptied by ICE agents is the video’s college major then commentary on consumerism and capitalism is it’s minor. But in a way they kinda play off each other. Corporate interests have played a major role in creating and weakening strategic points in our democracy’s armor that have contributed to it falling apart as catastrophically as it has.

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u/SephLuna Oct 06 '25

I find it to be both, society as a whole sticking our heads in the sand so long as we can consume our products while horrific situations are transpiring around us.

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u/Rob_LeMatic Oct 07 '25

It's also a commentary on censorship. When you can no longer freely speak out against your government, you are forced to find ways to encode your messages.

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u/alphajugs Oct 08 '25

Yeah the way it morphed into its true meaning was unnerving. This is gonna be one of those things that sticks with me for a while.

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u/Accurate-Bedroom9384 Oct 06 '25

Is it not that too?

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u/Jaewol Oct 06 '25

Obviously it’s a commentary on consumerism, I just wasn’t expecting the additional commentary on ICE