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Sometimes I wonder if our current political economy isn’t running on fumes as it intensifies inequality to such a degree that consent begins to unravel among broader and broader segments of the population and we reach this kind of breaking point.
Part of me thinks this is clearly where we’re headed in the not-so-distant future. Then another part of me feels like me thinking this is the political equivalent of Evangelicals always talking about “we’re living in the last days” every time they see a gay person on TV.
So I guess I don’t know what to think
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this is mental illness fam
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While every injustice makes me mad, certain ones really get to me on a visceral level.
Those injustices include: parents being unable to buy their kids the stuff that they need to participate in sports or other activities, incredibly bright young adults not going on to college or grad school due to lack of money/fear of debt (that’s to say nothing of geniuses who can’t even graduate high school due to poverty), and senior citizens not being able to keep their teeth or use their eyes and ears.
Needless to say, these last few days him really underscored not just how dysfunctional but down right mean the system really is.
What’s so terrible about all of this is how preventable it all of this is. On the macro level, not only do the resources exist for every single person on earth to have a decent, dignified, worth-while standard of living, there’s enough resources for those who are already rich to stay rich.
On the micro level, people like Manchin and Sinema would still be very comfortable if they vote for the BBB. While the BBB does a lot of good, there will still be wealthy people and wealthy institutions that will reward you. If Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren can be millionaires with the positions that they take, I think Kyrsten Sinema could do just fine. While voting for the BBB will alienate some wealthy and powerful people, voting for the BBB would ingratiate her to others. She can finish out her senate term and get a bunch of highly paid book deals, a Netflix special, and multiple no show jobs at progressive tech and financial services companies.
When you’re at the level of I-could-retire-today-and-never-have-to-look-at-my-checking-account-ever-again rich, a status that Sinema will have post political career regardless of how she votes, why not do as much good as you can on the way out? We’re not asking her to be a revolutionary or a reformer, just pull the correct lever to divert the trolley.
Those injustices include: parents being unable to buy their kids the stuff that they need to participate in sports or other activities, incredibly bright young adults not going on to college or grad school due to lack of money/fear of debt (that’s to say nothing of geniuses who can’t even graduate high school due to poverty), and senior citizens not being able to keep their teeth or use their eyes and ears.
Needless to say, these last few days him really underscored not just how dysfunctional but down right mean the system really is.
What’s so terrible about all of this is how preventable it all of this is. On the macro level, not only do the resources exist for every single person on earth to have a decent, dignified, worth-while standard of living, there’s enough resources for those who are already rich to stay rich.
On the micro level, people like Manchin and Sinema would still be very comfortable if they vote for the BBB. While the BBB does a lot of good, there will still be wealthy people and wealthy institutions that will reward you. If Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren can be millionaires with the positions that they take, I think Kyrsten Sinema could do just fine. While voting for the BBB will alienate some wealthy and powerful people, voting for the BBB would ingratiate her to others. She can finish out her senate term and get a bunch of highly paid book deals, a Netflix special, and multiple no show jobs at progressive tech and financial services companies.
When you’re at the level of I-could-retire-today-and-never-have-to-look-at-my-checking-account-ever-again rich, a status that Sinema will have post political career regardless of how she votes, why not do as much good as you can on the way out? We’re not asking her to be a revolutionary or a reformer, just pull the correct lever to divert the trolley.
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Happy Friday fellas. I hope that you each have a wonderful day and Amazing weekend. Stay positive and enjoy those that you love in your life.
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Federal grand jury investigating retired Kansas City cop accused of terrorizing Black residents
Federal prosecutors in Kansas have launched a criminal grand jury investigation into a retired Kansas City police detective who is the subject of long-swirling allegations that he "exploited and terrorized" Black residents of the city's north end for decades, CNN has learned.
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Dude's been dead for how many years now and Trump is still obsessed over him
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aint someone here in tennesse currently?
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We're sitting here and joking about these clowns every day, but it looks like they're winning to me.
You're not crazy to think that way.Sometimes I wonder if our current political economy isn’t running on fumes as it intensifies inequality to such a degree that consent begins to unravel among broader and broader segments of the population and we reach this kind of breaking point.
Part of me thinks this is clearly where we’re headed in the not-so-distant future. Then another part of me feels like me thinking this is the political equivalent of Evangelicals always talking about “we’re living in the last days” every time they see a gay person on TV.
So I guess I don’t know what to think
All the stuff that's been happening here sounds so far from reality if you're not used to follow the politics of unstable societies. If you are attuned to the political realities of regions like West/Central/Eastern Africa, Eastern Europe, or the Middle East, a lot of what is happening in the States feels familiar and scary.
When people who are unwilling to compromise take hold of the levers of power, the conclusion you're thinking about is usually the end result, especially when the general public is mostly indifferent to the internal politics of their society (as is the case in the US) or unable to exercise political power (pick your favorite dictatorship).
This is why I've been very pessimistic about the future of the US as a single country ever since Trump not only got elected, but beat two impeachments on clearly partisan votes. Part of me wants to believe that things will get better, and I live my life as if things will get better without getting too bad, but I'm also mentally preparing myself to bounce if **** hits the fan like the worsening socioeconomic situation indicate they will.
