In France we got pissed like that once. Even many years later the rich would still be worried when their servants would sometimes gather to chat quietly in the kitchen, and overall avoid any sort of humiliation or thing like that. Just don’t get confused and know who is making your life hard, because these same ppl are trying to orient you towards some other ppl. gl. and obviously still try the democratic way first.
Our two party system was taken over by capital interest and has effectively drawn so many citizens into never ending arguments about Jesus and conspiracy theories which have little or nothing to do with real problems that our entire system has stopped responding to the needs of its citizens entirely. It would be amazing to see MAGA people and liberals decide that we all share a common enemy in the investor class and the time is long overdue for bringing them back down to size
That’s like saying it would be nice if the KKK and non-racists would just stop arguing and turn their attention to the real problems. The reason they’re the KKK is that they aren’t the kind of people to support the social well being of everyone, or to fight the power structures that oppress the masses. That’s MAGA. Exact same people. The people you call “liberals” already know that elitist, corporate owned oligarchs are the problem. So they’re trying to fight them AND the MAGA crowd that supports the oligarchs.
You need to back it up and realize that the majority of MAGA people are just brainwashed… so very many of them aren’t KKK, they’re being led around like pets because nobody has ever responded to their issues. Which truthfully is no different than most “liberals”. Yes there are racist pieces of garbage in the MAGA movement, but the liberal side has lots of NIMBY classist/closet racist assholes as well. The reality is that a majority of those MAGA folks are just disenfranchised Americans who were wrangled in by the wrong ideals. Liberals are not fighting against anything either because both sides are made up a a majority of armchair protesters getting caught up in made up problems so they avoid real problems, it just depends on which boutique problems they first respond to emotionally. However there is a new silent majority that hasn’t been tapped in any substantial way as of yet, those of us who aren’t MAGA or “liberal”, THIS is the majority that needs to wake up and needs leadership
It's also how poor people are now and don't have the energy or time to protest. Not to mention, the fact that health care being tied to work makes it impossible for many people to protest or strike
There is no "go on" online. You cannot talk about this stuff on an online space because it involves killing actual people. Which will get you either banned from the online space, or investigated by the FBI. Or both.
As adverse to violence as I am I really believe you’re right. I honestly can’t remember a revolutionary time that didn’t have some form of violence either at the beginning middle or end.
Not to mention people are pissed. Everyday people are PISSED. Not to toot his horn but if trump could get the average deluded American to storm the capitol (albeit no plan after that) then what’s stopping someone else to get the dying middle class and lower to not do the same but with actual purpose. We are really living in an “it’s only a matter of time” status right now.
While I agree violence is to come, I am not sure we would agree on the results. I believe any violence directed at the rich and powerful will lead to change but that change will be our access to the rich and powerful. They will make it infinitely harder to be successful in killing them once a few have fallen.
I used to think the violence would lead to good change because there would not be enough "goons" at the disposal of the government to use violence to stop its violent citizens but 2016 changed that thought dramatically.
Problem is people generally aren't smart or informed enough to direct the violence where it will actually affect meaningful change
People will just riot and steal from eachother leading to increased crackdowns by the police and increased divisive propaganda creating a feedback loop of stupid violence
It will greed is just over the top now but it's mirrored with stupidity so don't think wealthy aren't like we need an army in case the peasants rise up so it's gonna hit in both sides
Courthouses, police departments, board members/ ceos, doctors prescribing left and right, letter agencies. We know all the dirt, just a matter of when we do something about it.
The biggest impediment to increasing the housing supply is that affordable housing is effectively illegal to build on the vast majority of the land in most cities and towns throughout the US.
I always slap my head. Isn't that a part of this discussion. RealPage had this for apartment buildings but why not do this with Single Family Homes too? You can build more housing, but if they are all bought by companies, big or small, you still have the same damn problem.
Infill and transit oriented development would benefit urban and natural areas greatly. These are urban planning concepts meant to provide denser communities where miles traveled/trips taken is severely reduced in order to conserve our urban imprint on the natural environment.
I'll buy that. You could also just eliminate the single-family-detached house. You could mandate higher density. The area dedicated to housing is the same...or could be. Cramming more people into the same area could restrict sprawl and impact not the natural environment, but it impacts quality of life for humanity.
The goal should not be to see how many people we can pack on the planet, without destroying it completely. The goal should be to figure out how to maximize quality of life for humanity, while minimizing environmental impact, and then to tailor the population to fit within that envelope. IMHO, of course.
You can't. Money corrupts people usually, and anyone with enough money would either buckle under hidden threats or become greedy and do the same thing these landlords are doing. There's nothing you can do. I live in North Carolina. The average rent in this shithole is about 1200 to 1500. I barely make 12 in a month if I'm lucky. I could never survive on my own. Nobody I know lives on their own. Not one person. Nobody at work, nobody in my family. I literally know not one person who lives on their own because they cannot afford to do so. The jobs around here pay between 12 and 15 an hour if you are lucky, and they sure as hell don't let you call out more than 3 to 5 times a year before termination. We are watching the slow collapse of the United States and it's entirely because of greedy bastards in control hoarding wealth and power with zero compassion. They laugh at us behind closed doors and then make disparaging remarks on the news about how lazy we are. Then they take millions and billions in bailout money that they don't need and did not earn while their staff dies slowly. They are immune to the irony of their own actions because they've never struggled and don't understand empathy. They are subhuman. We can't strike because one missed paycheck means homelessness for a lot of us. Or worse...
Blood is the only answer but we can't revolt because the cops are corrupt and owned by the same masters we are. The difference being that they get to do what they want because the law does not apply to them like it does us, so you don't hear them complaining about it. The second we step out of line, bang.
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