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Not sure that mixing asset forfeiture laws and non-prosecution of industrial scale money launderers make for a clear argument... But the rich escaping with a s
by brohee 13y ago
Not sure that mixing asset forfeiture laws and non-prosecution of industrial scale money launderers make for a clear argument...
But the rich escaping with a slap on the wrist where the poor gets jail time is nothing new, if I was any more lefty I'd say it's paving the way for a hardcore revolution, but then it's been going on for decades, people are just too apathetic...
- koide 13y agoSaying it's nothing new is nothing new. Let's change that mentality! And revolutions usually take many generations to get to a boil. In these days given information flows a lot faster, it's going to take two or three instead of ten or fifteen generations. It's just like scientific ideas, they become mainstream when the status quo defenders who are mistaken die.
- brohee 13y agoThankfully people are more interested in Lindsay Lohan latest binge drinking bout than in how some get away with making billions of money laundering... No revolution is coming, at least as long as the people are entertained, and not too hungry.
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- koide 13y agoOh, everyone's apathetic, so, why bother? You're part of the apathy. Not a great way to bring change. Nevertheless, as the rest of the world shows, there are people interested in change (see Kiev, Egypt, among others) Heck, even the Occupy movement showed there are people in the US itself worried about change. I wouldn't discount a massive revolution in our lifetime. It depends on how hard and how far politicians and oligarchs push, and on the other hand, on the appearance of appropriate leaders.
- brohee 13y ago"It depends on how hard and how far politicians and oligarchs push" As long as they give scraps of the pie to enough people, nothing will happen. Lets get realistic, 99% of HN lectorate benefits from the status quo, me and likely you included...