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There is nothing new in the way the powerful wield more power than the powerless. It's a story older than history.
by oldmanjay 11y ago
There is nothing new in the way the powerful wield more power than the powerless. It's a story older than history.
- gk94 11y agoSlavery is a story older than history too. Just because it is old and ongoing doesn't mean we should ignore it.
- DamnYuppie 11y agoAs it is an ongoing problem around the world I would say we are still doing a good job of ignoring it. We are however doing a great job of renaming it....
- oldmanjay 11y agoIgnore it, wring hands about it, hell, produce an interpretive dance to proclaim it. Doesn't matter, because power is a fundamental feature of being human. Hyperbolic comparisons to slavery intended to evoke some emotional connection between wealth and evil definitely won't change that.
- white-flame 11y agoExcept that the US seems to have far greater financial inequality than most other first world countries.
- oldmanjay 11y agoThat isn't a response to what I said.