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Yeah. Though it's just about how they avoid talking about liveable wages, but also how issues related to economic inequality in general seems to have quietly sh
by CM30 8y ago
Yeah. Though it's just about how they avoid talking about liveable wages, but also how issues related to economic inequality in general seems to have quietly shuffled away by lots of politicians and political figures, or how so much political talk in general seems to be about 'social' issues now.
And I'd say the reason for this is twofold:
1. Making social issues the big topic of discussion means millionaires, celebrities and companies can pretend to be 'progressive' while not actually doing anything meaningful to make the world better or help people escape poverty.
2. Stuff like Occupy likely scared the hell out of those with power/property/whatever, which led to a mission to get people fighting among themselves rather than against those with actual power.
- darpa_escapee 8y agoThe wake of austerity spawned both Occupy here in the US and nationalist groups like Golden Dawn et al in Europe. Today, nationalist groups and media in the US receive millions of dollars in support. I can't help but think someone took a look over at how Europeans neutralized dissent and thought they had a good thing going.