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> It really baffles me why there's so little political will to help our own people in this country. In my experience, the cruelty is the point. Its not a lack
by hn_version_0023 4y ago
> It really baffles me why there's so little political will to help our own people in this country.
In my experience, the cruelty is the point. Its not a lack of political will. Its a direct punishment for not being a member of the 1%. It’s your motivation to become one of the 1%.
Its the logical result of pushing individualism over any form of collectivism. Selfishness rules and cruel punishments are the norm.
- moistly 4y agoIt’s a direct punishment for not being blessed by God, c.f. the ever-popular and uniquely American prosperity gospel.
- ashwagary 4y agoI think creating a class of people that are more easily exploitable is the goal. Any relief would obstruct that objective.
- FollowingTheDao 4y agoI never thought of it this way, but wow. I am imagining these laws as some weird Jungian subconscious thing.