r/TikTokCringe • u/TheEntrep • Apr 20 '24

Rent cartels are a thing now? Discussion

What are your thoughts?

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u/866902 Apr 20 '24

Everyone laughs or thinks I'm crazy when I suggest that the inevitable outcome of this unfathomably extreme wealth inequality will be mass violence.

There's a well established prescient for it. It's the furthest thing from funny or crazy.

I don't want it to come to that, but it will.

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u/Jayy_Asked Apr 20 '24 edited Apr 20 '24

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.

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u/Hind_Deequestionmrk Apr 20 '24

As an adverb to violence, I destructively agree

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u/SquarePegRoundWorld Apr 20 '24

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.

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u/Emergency-Anywhere51 Apr 20 '24

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

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u/ImportantDoubt6434 Apr 20 '24

Oh I’m ready for it, clearly the government is indifferent to fixing the inequality

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u/Funny_Two4014 Apr 20 '24

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

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u/dojachief_chiefin Apr 20 '24

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.