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This comment is exactly the problem with America right now. A large band of relatively well off people completely out of touch with their economic lessers, yet
by iammisc 5y ago
This comment is exactly the problem with America right now. A large band of relatively well off people completely out of touch with their economic lessers, yet who feel morally superior to them. You don't realize it, but this will lead to a destabilizing force the likes of which you've not seen in your lifetime, and will put January 6 to shame. It has been the case in nearly every empire and nation where similar dynamics have been at play. What the poor, uneducated, and minority lack in economic power, they more than make up for in number.
- munk-a 5y agoMost of the poor and uneducated have been vaccinated - there certainly is a good chunk of the country that hasn't - but vaccinations are now in the majority. America has some serious issues with societal stability and wealth inequality - but neither of those are really on topic for this discussion.
- iammisc 5y agoDon't worry, soon jab #3 will be required to be fully vaccinated (like in Israel... this is not some hypothetical), and we'll get to start this dog and pony show all over again. And yes, the societal stability and wealth inequality have a lot to do with this discussion. The government insists on spending social capital that it doesn't have; against a population that does not trust it. Just like deficit spending catches up with you, spending social trust capital catches up with you too. Except it's much faster and a lot more destabilizing.