At this point, I suspect that comments like this one are part of an astroturfing campaign by the ruling class.
It’s the same bullshit as “we could stop climate change if only we bothered to bring cloth bags to the store instead of picking up a disposable plastic bag each time”.
“We” don’t have any power. And once you accept that, you can stop blaming yourself and your neighbors for the world you live in, and direct your anger where it belongs.
“We” do, we could, if organized. Per your first point, that is the problem today - agreeing on a shared goal rather than infighting about all the peripheral issues.
I would hazard a guess theres stuff that I don't agree with you on, and we would want certain laws written differently. Its important to remember that we all vote for what we think is right, based on a system evolved over thousands of years to cater for human fallibility. The modern rhetoric of "us against the billionaires" is simply not how the world works, despite how much people want it to.
The modern rhetoric is indeed reductive if you put words in the poster's mouth.
The comment was about 'us vs the ruling class', which is very much how the world works.
Your knowledge of history is equally flawed, if you believe modern democracy is some kind of evolutionary apex tenderly nurtured for the greater good for thousands of years.
> The comment was about 'us vs the ruling class', which is very much how the world works
Thats only how the world works when you want to paint yourself as a victim. Lots of people have gone on from nothing to build something of themselves in this world and become peart of the 'ruling class' because you know, thats the capitalist society we built with opportunity for all. You can either take opportunity and grab it and build something for yourself or sit and complain the billionaires are holding you down. I know which one I am doing.
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p-e-w · · focus · HN ↗
It’s the same bullshit as “we could stop climate change if only we bothered to bring cloth bags to the store instead of picking up a disposable plastic bag each time”.
“We” don’t have any power. And once you accept that, you can stop blaming yourself and your neighbors for the world you live in, and direct your anger where it belongs.
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alt227 · · focus · HN ↗
I would hazard a guess theres stuff that I don't agree with you on, and we would want certain laws written differently. Its important to remember that we all vote for what we think is right, based on a system evolved over thousands of years to cater for human fallibility. The modern rhetoric of "us against the billionaires" is simply not how the world works, despite how much people want it to.
constantius · · focus · HN ↗
The comment was about 'us vs the ruling class', which is very much how the world works.
Your knowledge of history is equally flawed, if you believe modern democracy is some kind of evolutionary apex tenderly nurtured for the greater good for thousands of years.
alt227 · · focus · HN ↗
Thats only how the world works when you want to paint yourself as a victim. Lots of people have gone on from nothing to build something of themselves in this world and become peart of the 'ruling class' because you know, thats the capitalist society we built with opportunity for all. You can either take opportunity and grab it and build something for yourself or sit and complain the billionaires are holding you down. I know which one I am doing.
cindyllm · · focus · HN ↗
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