Why are the oppressed expected to be reasonable but never the oppressors

I made this meme last year right after Jeff shat upon what remained of WaPo’s journalistic integrity and thought I’d share it here. s/o to @playtyperguy.com, @nberlat.bsky.social, @atrupar.com, @gregsargent.bsky.social, @hcrichardson.bsky.social, and independent journalists everywhere

I find it a little sus that there was JUST enough cotton to stuff into the ears of Odysseus’ crew but not the man himself. I think he just like being “tied to the mast” and sonically tortured tbh