• tinyVoltron@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    The rich own the people that decide taxes. They own the media that influences the masses. In many cases, they even own the prisons thereby giving them incentive to “encourage” lawmakers to make more stringent laws to put more citizens in prison. The rich own everything. Our entire culture is rigged to give them more money and more power. The only advantage we have is numbers. Sometimes, violence is the only choice. They certainly wouldn’t hesitate to use it against you. They would just get the “authorities” to do it for them.

    • GBU_28@lemm.ee
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      5 months ago

      Once the violence starts, it won’t stay focused on what “you” want. That’s the problem.

      Conservatives are snatching up every lower post they can, and democrats and progressives need to be doing the same. By solidifying bottom up representation, you have increasing influence over higher decisions. The left kneecaps itself and needs to stop. Fantasy about guillotines is a distraction.

      • Delphia@lemmy.world
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        5 months ago

        Once the first billionaire is killed the rest will go everywhere with a phalanx of SMG toting body armor wearing security. They will push through laws extending the same qualified immunity that we hate with police to armed bodyguards and the politicians will roll over and let them because once killing the rich starts, they know they arent far down the list.

        • GBU_28@lemm.ee
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          5 months ago

          Indeed, this is one of the spirals I’m referring to, but not the only variety