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Americans are slowly realizing they're living in a plutocracy
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this post was submitted on 11 Feb 2026
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Them committing crimes doesn't negate your rights. It just makes them guilty of violating them.
Rights are imaginary, it's always just been a question of power
That's true. Your rights are not inalienable. The only way you get to keep them, is if you fight for them every time there's an election. If you're not voting for the candidate who will actually respect your rights, then you may as well be giving them away.
This has to be parody. It's too on the nose to be real