• RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    And this is also why nobody is willing to actually rock the boat in the US. Everyone is too scared to lose what they have, our employers have us by the balls for our paychecks and healthcare, the banks have you by the balls because of debt and if you own a home and lose your job you could lose the home too.

    The US has been turned into a giant company town. As soon as you get paid the money gets taken away.

    Everything has been designed to extract the maximum money from people. From all the middlemen stealing convenience fees to subscription services to your increased medical premiums.

    • RosaLuxemburgsGhost@lemmy.ml
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      7 months ago

      This is because of all of the individualism that is fostered and perpetuated to keep people vulnerable and afraid. It will eventually reach a tipping point and the working class will fight back.

    • WideEyedStupid@lemmy.world
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      But this argument always sounds so weird to me.

      All throughout human history, in every part of the world, there have been revolutions, uprisings, riots, strikes and protests, not despite terrible living conditions, but because of them. Or do you imagine all these people had job security, great quality healthcare and public safety nets? Of course they didn’t, because then they wouldn’t have had to rise up.

      Only in America are the bad conditions used as an excuse not to act.