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"Eat the rich" is verboten (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/33997489

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[–] 40 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

They could lean into sarcasm:“don’t forget to tip your landlord”. Or just Koalang it, coming up with an ever-shifting system of allegorical codewords (“green Mario” could probably last for a week or so before the river crabs catch on).

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago
    1. This still broadly prevents any slogan from reaching critical mass
    2. Eventually, most people are going to be afraid to even try. Self-censorship is actually worse than actual censorship, because it's insidious and invisible.
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