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There has been admitted theft of literally hundreds of billions from the pandemic relief measures, but there has been no followup, no pressure from the public,
by spaceman_2020 3y ago
There has been admitted theft of literally hundreds of billions from the pandemic relief measures, but there has been no followup, no pressure from the public, no punishments.
The measures have hollowed out the middle class, bolstered the land-owning class, and destituted the lower class.
Anyone who owned any assets - stocks, land, crypto - has seen their net worth increase 50-200%. Meanwhile the waging class has been priced out of ever owning houses or land - first through sheer asset appreciation, then through unaffordable interest rates.
The worst part of it all is that no one even cares to seek accountability. The working class has been led to believe that fighting about gender and race and identity are way more important than the economic war being systematically waged against them.
Detestable.
- sethrin 3y agoSocial justice is also economic justice. I'm not sure why you're talking about these as separate concepts.
- spaceman_2020 3y agoConsidering how happy corporate America is to adopt every social justice movement, while actively lobbying against every attempt to unionize or fight for better wages, you should be a little skeptical. Uber will happily display pride flags and happily sue the NYC government for its minimum wage laws. That should tell you something. When it comes to corporate America, believe what they do in the courtroom, not what they do on their social media.
- sethrin 3y agoCongratulations on successfully distinguishing rainbow capitalism from social justice. I don't think you're making the point you think you're making.