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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/20368770

It’s easy to understand if you realize that America is essentially a corporation rather than a country, and that country is only representing its shareholders.

In case you’re confused - if you’re not rich and powerful, you’re not a shareholder. You’re an employee or a commodity or an expense, and you exist to enrich the shareholder class.

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[–] TheKingBee@lemmy.world 41 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If we had an unlimited timeline I'd buy that, the problem is climate change will make all but struggle inevitable in ~75 years at the rate we're destroying it.

Famine, water wars, and billions of climate migrants will destroy any hope of an egalitarian revolution...

[–] Huschke@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

75 years is a very optimistic timeline. The things you mentioned are already starting to happen.

[–] TheKingBee@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

I know, I was going to use ~10 years, but used a conservative number so I could source it undeniably if pressed.