▲ 311 ▼ A capitalism truth pill people still need to swallow (thelemmy.club) submitted 1 day ago by yogthos@lemmy.ml to c/memes@lemmy.ml 47 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 36 points 1 day ago (3 children) Always did. permalink fedilink source hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] tourist@lemmy.world 31 points 1 day ago (2 children) Yeah it's literally killing people right now. Can't pay for shelter, food, water or medicine? Go into debt, jail or the morgue, we don't give a fuck. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Maeve@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 22 hours ago Social murder. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Alloi@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago i did some calculations a few years back with some friends on a whim during a sidetracked DnD campaign. we came to the conclusion that capitalism is directly and indirectly responsible for over 20+ million recorded deaths annually all over the world, as a conservative estimate main contributers were poverty, disease, war, lack of quality healthcare, and state violence. we also found that the existence of 1 billionaire has an annual death count, purely by subtracting that money from the economic cycle and direct aid. i cant remember now, but it was in the thousands of deaths per billion denied to those in need by hoarding wealth. billionaires are violent, purely through their existence. and we shouldnt tolerate any form of violence against us. we should sincerely be dragging these fuckers into the street and ripping them to pieces. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tourist@lemmy.world 31 points 1 day ago (2 children) Yeah it's literally killing people right now. Can't pay for shelter, food, water or medicine? Go into debt, jail or the morgue, we don't give a fuck. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Maeve@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 22 hours ago Social murder. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Alloi@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago i did some calculations a few years back with some friends on a whim during a sidetracked DnD campaign. we came to the conclusion that capitalism is directly and indirectly responsible for over 20+ million recorded deaths annually all over the world, as a conservative estimate main contributers were poverty, disease, war, lack of quality healthcare, and state violence. we also found that the existence of 1 billionaire has an annual death count, purely by subtracting that money from the economic cycle and direct aid. i cant remember now, but it was in the thousands of deaths per billion denied to those in need by hoarding wealth. billionaires are violent, purely through their existence. and we shouldnt tolerate any form of violence against us. we should sincerely be dragging these fuckers into the street and ripping them to pieces. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Alloi@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago i did some calculations a few years back with some friends on a whim during a sidetracked DnD campaign. we came to the conclusion that capitalism is directly and indirectly responsible for over 20+ million recorded deaths annually all over the world, as a conservative estimate main contributers were poverty, disease, war, lack of quality healthcare, and state violence. we also found that the existence of 1 billionaire has an annual death count, purely by subtracting that money from the economic cycle and direct aid. i cant remember now, but it was in the thousands of deaths per billion denied to those in need by hoarding wealth. billionaires are violent, purely through their existence. and we shouldnt tolerate any form of violence against us. we should sincerely be dragging these fuckers into the street and ripping them to pieces. permalink fedilink source parent