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In 2017 an Oxfam study found that only eight people, six of them Americans, own as much combined wealth as half the human race. Stop voting Republican (unless

In 2017 an Oxfam study found that only eight people, six of them Americans, own as much combined wealth as half the human race. Stop voting Republican (unless you are among the richest 1%, you are irrefutably voting against your own personal economic interests to ensure the richest 1% remain the richest 1%). The greatest trick the devil ever pulled pales in comparison to what Republicans have done, which is make the poor believe they should vote against their own economic interests for the day they will be rich... and with that vote they ensure that day will never come.

broken8ball 5y ago
This is a bit reductionist, no? Any and all embers of hope at eliminating wealth inequality are dashed as soon as they are much more than that, all at the behest of shareholders and lobbyists whose money conveniently slips into both blue and red pockets. At this point if you think voting is going to turn this around, man do I have a bridge to sell you. The only thing that will incite material change will be riot, miracle, meteor, or—hey, even more relevantly with another imperialist world war on the horizon—maybe a couple hundred nuclear-tipped warheads! We probably won’t get to vote on that one, ya think?
- Maursault 5y ago
  > This is a bit reductionist, no? No. But even if it was... your point is? > At this point if you think voting is going to turn this around Indeed I do. Republicans want small government (read: no regulation) and support conservatism (read: maintain status quo & low tolerance for others), while other parties are progressive (read: open to changes) and liberal (read: tolerant). Republicans in power are massively over-represented and have been for more than 20 years in the minority, and yet, they are stifling the majority while holding them hostage with illegal acts, such as fraud, efforts to prevent Blacks from voting, gerrymandering, or refusing to execute their sworn duties as elected representatives. Residents of D.C. and Puerto Rico, US citizens, are being taxed without representation. Clearly this is unethical. If only they could exercise their right to vote, we wouldn't be having this problem. Or if some Californians moved into Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, again, the crushing yoke of Republican tyranny could be cast off, and the US would begin to operate as intended, i.e. as a republic.
  - survirtual 5y ago
    If you don’t think both parties are a hoax in service of corporations & money interests, I got some land on the Moon with your name on it.
    - dlp211 5y ago
      Both parties are capitalist, yes. But the parties do not approach capitalism and more importantly the role of government in capitalism the same. So if you are a hard core communist or socialist, yes the parties are both capitalist and your ideological lens prevents you from differentiating, but for the vast majority of American's, one party is far superior to their everyday lives in meaningful ways than the other. As a reminder, the Democrat's Child Tax Credit program cut child poverty nearly in half after decades of stagnation and regression. No tax cut ever did anything like that for America.
      - hollandheese 5y ago
        > As a reminder, the Democrat's Child Tax Credit program cut child poverty nearly in half after decades of stagnation and regression. No tax cut ever did anything like that for America As a reminder, the Democrat's themselves let that expire and threw all of those children back into poverty.
        dlp211 5y ago
        As a reminder 47 Democrats and 2 Independents supported extending it, 50 Republicans and 1 Democrat didn't.
        survirtual 5y ago
        Have you ever stopped and considered how suspect those numbers are? Have you ever considerer that maybe, just maybe, it’s a stage to keep you in line? “Look, the people I support supported it but the evil bad Republicans didn’t. I need to fight harder to get the Dems, the good guys, in office.” You fight harder and what happens? Well the “good guys” somehow stay magically balanced with the bad guys! But you fought your hardest and the system is “honest”, this is what always happens…may as well just keep working for the system without revolt.
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theandrewbailey 5y ago
> Stop voting Republican OK, but you offer no alternative. The Democratic Party is the party of homeless camps, illegal immigration, out of control riots, and unaffordable cities. I'm not going to vote for that, either.

broken8ball 5y ago

This is a bit reductionist, no? Any and all embers of hope at eliminating wealth inequality are dashed as soon as they are much more than that, all at the behest of shareholders and lobbyists whose money conveniently slips into both blue and red pockets. At this point if you think voting is going to turn this around, man do I have a bridge to sell you. The only thing that will incite material change will be riot, miracle, meteor, or—hey, even more relevantly with another imperialist world war on the horizon—maybe a couple hundred nuclear-tipped warheads! We probably won’t get to vote on that one, ya think?

Maursault 5y ago
> This is a bit reductionist, no? No. But even if it was... your point is? > At this point if you think voting is going to turn this around Indeed I do. Republicans want small government (read: no regulation) and support conservatism (read: maintain status quo & low tolerance for others), while other parties are progressive (read: open to changes) and liberal (read: tolerant). Republicans in power are massively over-represented and have been for more than 20 years in the minority, and yet, they are stifling the majority while holding them hostage with illegal acts, such as fraud, efforts to prevent Blacks from voting, gerrymandering, or refusing to execute their sworn duties as elected representatives. Residents of D.C. and Puerto Rico, US citizens, are being taxed without representation. Clearly this is unethical. If only they could exercise their right to vote, we wouldn't be having this problem. Or if some Californians moved into Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, again, the crushing yoke of Republican tyranny could be cast off, and the US would begin to operate as intended, i.e. as a republic.
- survirtual 5y ago
  If you don’t think both parties are a hoax in service of corporations & money interests, I got some land on the Moon with your name on it.
  - dlp211 5y ago
    Both parties are capitalist, yes. But the parties do not approach capitalism and more importantly the role of government in capitalism the same. So if you are a hard core communist or socialist, yes the parties are both capitalist and your ideological lens prevents you from differentiating, but for the vast majority of American's, one party is far superior to their everyday lives in meaningful ways than the other. As a reminder, the Democrat's Child Tax Credit program cut child poverty nearly in half after decades of stagnation and regression. No tax cut ever did anything like that for America.
    - hollandheese 5y ago
      > As a reminder, the Democrat's Child Tax Credit program cut child poverty nearly in half after decades of stagnation and regression. No tax cut ever did anything like that for America As a reminder, the Democrat's themselves let that expire and threw all of those children back into poverty.
      - dlp211 5y ago
        As a reminder 47 Democrats and 2 Independents supported extending it, 50 Republicans and 1 Democrat didn't.
        survirtual 5y ago
        Have you ever stopped and considered how suspect those numbers are? Have you ever considerer that maybe, just maybe, it’s a stage to keep you in line? “Look, the people I support supported it but the evil bad Republicans didn’t. I need to fight harder to get the Dems, the good guys, in office.” You fight harder and what happens? Well the “good guys” somehow stay magically balanced with the bad guys! But you fought your hardest and the system is “honest”, this is what always happens…may as well just keep working for the system without revolt.

113 5y ago

theandrewbailey 5y ago

> Stop voting Republican OK, but you offer no alternative. The Democratic Party is the party of homeless camps, illegal immigration, out of control riots, and unaffordable cities. I'm not going to vote for that, either.