▲ 1320 ▼ Wealth inequality will destroy America. (thelemmy.club) submitted 2 days ago by sanitation@lemmy.today to c/workreform@lemmy.world 202 comments fedilink hide all child comments This cartoon from The Seattle Times illustrates how America's economic pizza is actually sliced per capita, highlighting the massive disparity between the Top 1%, the merely wealthy, the upper middle class, and the lower 50%.
[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 34 points 2 days ago (9 children) How about a different kinda slicing? permalink fedilink source hideshow 9 child comments replies: [+] PhoenixDog@lemmy.world -9 points 2 days ago (8 children) Americans let children die in schools to gun violence for decades just so they can uphold the 2nd amendment which by definition doesn't even guarantee access to guns to common civilians, but hide in the corner when their way of life is being taken away from them day by day because "They have guns too and I'm a pussy". The USA is 350 million fucking cowards, and they deserve what is happening. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Professorozone@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago Nice job homogenizing 350 million people. Every single one the same and deserving of ridicule. Sure. permalink fedilink source parent [–] skippy@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago (6 children) …says someone who laments gun violence while encouraging gun violence. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] stylusmobilus@aussie.zone 1 point 1 day ago (2 children) Nothing they said advocated gun violence. They might have meant a peaceful shutdown. They said the population is cowed, to put it more nicely. They’re correct. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] skippy@sh.itjust.works 1 point 11 hours ago (1 child) I’ll paraphrase what I see: “Americans have guns but are too afraid to use them.” That certainly reads to me like inciting violence. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] stylusmobilus@aussie.zone 1 point 10 hours ago Your rephrase is incorrect permalink fedilink source parent [–] kestrel7_7@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 child) If America actually had a civil war this person would write off everyone involved as “toxic and obsessed with violence.” I’ve dealt with folks like this before; they just want to differentiate themselves from Americans so that they can feel safe from what’s happening in America, and like it won’t happen to them. Really not too different from any other kind of victim blaming permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 1 point 1 day ago It's easy for people like me to differentiate myself from other Americans, considering that I am not American. permalink fedilink source parent [–] skippy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago Obvious point being: lawful gun owners do not support gun violence. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] PhoenixDog@lemmy.world -9 points 2 days ago (8 children) Americans let children die in schools to gun violence for decades just so they can uphold the 2nd amendment which by definition doesn't even guarantee access to guns to common civilians, but hide in the corner when their way of life is being taken away from them day by day because "They have guns too and I'm a pussy". The USA is 350 million fucking cowards, and they deserve what is happening. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Professorozone@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago Nice job homogenizing 350 million people. Every single one the same and deserving of ridicule. Sure. permalink fedilink source parent [–] skippy@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago (6 children) …says someone who laments gun violence while encouraging gun violence. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] stylusmobilus@aussie.zone 1 point 1 day ago (2 children) Nothing they said advocated gun violence. They might have meant a peaceful shutdown. They said the population is cowed, to put it more nicely. They’re correct. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] skippy@sh.itjust.works 1 point 11 hours ago (1 child) I’ll paraphrase what I see: “Americans have guns but are too afraid to use them.” That certainly reads to me like inciting violence. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] stylusmobilus@aussie.zone 1 point 10 hours ago Your rephrase is incorrect permalink fedilink source parent [–] kestrel7_7@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 child) If America actually had a civil war this person would write off everyone involved as “toxic and obsessed with violence.” I’ve dealt with folks like this before; they just want to differentiate themselves from Americans so that they can feel safe from what’s happening in America, and like it won’t happen to them. Really not too different from any other kind of victim blaming permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 1 point 1 day ago It's easy for people like me to differentiate myself from other Americans, considering that I am not American. permalink fedilink source parent [–] skippy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago Obvious point being: lawful gun owners do not support gun violence. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Professorozone@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago Nice job homogenizing 350 million people. Every single one the same and deserving of ridicule. Sure. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] skippy@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago (6 children) …says someone who laments gun violence while encouraging gun violence. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] stylusmobilus@aussie.zone 1 point 1 day ago (2 children) Nothing they said advocated gun violence. They might have meant a peaceful shutdown. They said the population is cowed, to put it more nicely. They’re correct. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] skippy@sh.itjust.works 1 point 11 hours ago (1 child) I’ll paraphrase what I see: “Americans have guns but are too afraid to use them.” That certainly reads to me like inciting violence. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] stylusmobilus@aussie.zone 1 point 10 hours ago Your rephrase is incorrect permalink fedilink source parent [–] kestrel7_7@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 child) If America actually had a civil war this person would write off everyone involved as “toxic and obsessed with violence.” I’ve dealt with folks like this before; they just want to differentiate themselves from Americans so that they can feel safe from what’s happening in America, and like it won’t happen to them. Really not too different from any other kind of victim blaming permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 1 point 1 day ago It's easy for people like me to differentiate myself from other Americans, considering that I am not American. permalink fedilink source parent [–] skippy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago Obvious point being: lawful gun owners do not support gun violence. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] stylusmobilus@aussie.zone 1 point 1 day ago (2 children) Nothing they said advocated gun violence. They might have meant a peaceful shutdown. They said the population is cowed, to put it more nicely. They’re correct. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] skippy@sh.itjust.works 1 point 11 hours ago (1 child) I’ll paraphrase what I see: “Americans have guns but are too afraid to use them.” That certainly reads to me like inciting violence. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] stylusmobilus@aussie.zone 1 point 10 hours ago Your rephrase is incorrect permalink fedilink source parent
[–] skippy@sh.itjust.works 1 point 11 hours ago (1 child) I’ll paraphrase what I see: “Americans have guns but are too afraid to use them.” That certainly reads to me like inciting violence. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] stylusmobilus@aussie.zone 1 point 10 hours ago Your rephrase is incorrect permalink fedilink source parent
[–] stylusmobilus@aussie.zone 1 point 10 hours ago Your rephrase is incorrect permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kestrel7_7@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 child) If America actually had a civil war this person would write off everyone involved as “toxic and obsessed with violence.” I’ve dealt with folks like this before; they just want to differentiate themselves from Americans so that they can feel safe from what’s happening in America, and like it won’t happen to them. Really not too different from any other kind of victim blaming permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 1 point 1 day ago It's easy for people like me to differentiate myself from other Americans, considering that I am not American. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 1 point 1 day ago It's easy for people like me to differentiate myself from other Americans, considering that I am not American. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] skippy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago Obvious point being: lawful gun owners do not support gun violence. permalink fedilink source parent