I drink your milkshake! a metaphor for capitalism

[rickyb]

north americans for sure, and probably some of the other western countries were too lazy to hold their economic system or govt accountable, and here we are again a full blown meltdown. this is what happens when you pretend like you are a good citizen by working every day and making babies.

civilizations also collapse very quickly, but thats still to come if we carry on as we have been.

 

[rickyb]

disgusting inequality:

 

[rickyb]

these are revolutionary times. if people are suffering, they may get organized. or the govt may use the crisis to take away whatever democracy is left.

 

[rickyb]

so with the corona virus theres been quite alot of coverage about hoarding of consumer products, and profiteering.

what i dont understand is the lack of coverage of normalized inequality (3 men in america have 40% of the wealth, top 10% owns 90% of all stocks, etc) and normalized profiteering.

 

[rickyb]

capitalists dont give a :

 

[rickyb]

steps towards democratizing capitalism. taking the power from the few to the many:

 

[rickyb]

US has been manipulating employment numbers for decades:

 

[rickyb]

 

[rickyb]

see because america runs on a market system and through the market there typically is no sick leave in restaraunts, you get this result.

a planned economy, with laws would prevent this:

Answers to your questions about COVID-19 and food - Nutrition Action

 

[rickyb]

 

[rickyb]

there needs to be protests.

efficiency is having just enough resources before a pandemic. but when a pandemic starts of course you wont have enough:

 

[rickyb]

a society that has more justice needs less charity:

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Two weeks apart. Just awful:

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[rickyb]

corrupt govt wont stop a depression.

2008 recession suffering was preventable: they could've fixed the infrastructure, done cultural programs like in great depression, and green new deal. but they let everyone suffer instead:

 

[rickyb]

there was also a hospital short on masks that did billions in stock buy back instead

guys like ralph nader have been warning about stock buybacks for a long time now. its a ing disaster now:

 

[rickyb]

amazing journalist summarizes trump economy so far.

meet the new boss, same as the old boss:

 

[rickyb]

capitalism gives 1st world countries 3rd world workplaces:

No Masks, No Hand Sanitizer, Filthy Facilities: A Sick UPS Worker Speaks Out

 

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capitalism gives 1st world countries 3rd world workplaces:

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No Masks, No Hand Sanitizer, Filthy Facilities: A Sick UPS Worker Speaks Out

Crybaby

 

[rickyb]

Crybaby

i fight back.

 

[DriveInDriveOut]

i fight back.

find some sticks and stones then

 

[rickyb]

find some sticks and stones then

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