You're old, straight, white and rich, motherfucker -- YOU'RE going to be "ok." Everyone else is fucked.

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[+] 24 points 2 years ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 child)
  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It doesn't matter how well "the economy" recovered from Covid, when you see stuff like this:

    https://inequality.org/facts/income-inequality/

    Trump isn't going to fix that, but Biden already didn't, and FPTP means you get your pick of those two options.

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  • [+] 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 child)
  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It's not really about that short of a timeframe. Here's another example:

    https://apps.urban.org/features/wealth-inequality-charts/

    Compare 1963 to 2022:

    We're living in a new Gilded Age, people know they're getting fucked, and saying "Oh, but look at this number going up" doesn't work anymore.

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    It didn't peter out, it got co-opted and suppressed until Trump capitalized on it. This is that exact same sentiment. People can't afford groceries and housing, that was a huge issue during the election, so yeah we've finally reached a breaking point where people are pissed off about inequality and showed it. Anybody still pushing neolib shit is either braindead or benefits from neofeudalism.

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    There was no "tax the rich" candidate this election. Failing that, people voted for change.

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  • [+] 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 child)
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    Because they understand just as well as we do that the way our voting system is set up means you have two options, and anything else is throwing your vote away.

    Harris offered a few progressive scraps and then proudly showed off endorsements from the fucking Cheneys. People wanted real change. They're going to get it, for better or for worse.

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