• Uriel238 [all pronouns]@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    8 days ago

    The problem is the top is captured and has been for a very long time. The difference now is it’s mask-off and has lost the capacity to pretend to be public serving.

    As the history of labor has shown us, it is very hard to organize bottom-up without leadership getting compromised or killed.

    • ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      7 days ago

      Before it was kings and queens. Haves have been shitting on have nots since the beginning of time. Our system doesn’t work.

      A silver lining is that balkanizing into technostates means that reform should be easier on a small scale than it is in a gigantic country.

      Edit: maybe there is no silver lining since North Korea has not made much progress on the humanitarian front. I wish we had something to lool forward to though.

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      8 days ago

      True. Sad. But since I am a fairly religious person, all points to me that we are heading to the finish line with this.

      • explodicle@sh.itjust.works
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        8 days ago

        Do you think this shit going down is less bad since we’re heading to “the finish line” and God’s kingdom awaits?

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          8 days ago

          As in because God is coming this is somehow less bad, because good thing await us ahead as in for the good people ?

          If that is your question, no. I dont think so. I think its horrible eater way. I think people suffering, kids suffering, wars, poverty, corruption, perversion, hunger … all bad no matter how you look at it. Yes there is some light at the end of the believers and those that genuinely try to be good people, but the fact that all that exists its still going to be suffering until then for all of humanity.

          I find it very sad and depressing for the current times. Especially for the people that genuinely care for the world, for the people in general.

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            7 days ago

            people suffering, kids suffering, wars, poverty, corruption, perversion, hunger

            All great reasons to dispute a loving and infallible god with some kind of plan.

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              7 days ago

              To each his own understanding. Not really worth getting in such discussions on here as people come with a set mind already and never in a good faith discussions ;)

    • krashmo@lemmy.world
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      8 days ago

      No one needs to organize anything. Three dozen people could solve this problem without ever communicating with each other. Most of them would likely be in prison for life or dead afterwards but people give up their lives for way dumber reasons every day.

      Of course, I’m included in the category of people not doing this, but that doesn’t change the simple truth of what I’m saying.