Late Stage Capitalism

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/25177343

If the people are only woken up at voting time and then return to hibernation afterward, if they only hear grandiose slogans during campaigns but have no voice once voting is over, and if they are pandered to when votes are being canvassed but left out in the cold once the tallies are complete, then they are not living in a true democracy."

Divide and conquer: an age-old tactic used by the ruling class to keep us divided while they profit off our exploitation. But we’re starting to see through their lies. Platforms like RedNote are showing Americans the truth and the cracks in the propaganda we’ve been fed. It’s time to reject division, organize, and stand together. Unity is our strength, and revolution starts with love and solidarity.

I can’t help but imagine the coming tunnel collapse, traffic disaster, or environmental catastrophe from this project being blamed by Boring Co on “state and federal regulators who didn’t do their job”. Because you know they will.

Also billionaires: We'll use foreigners to train the AI so we can pay next to nothing for our models.

It will be an interesting case study to watch Jim Justice during his term in the senate. How long until he’s wiped his billion dollar debts and becomes a millionaire again?

Welcome to the 8th annual Shkreli Awards, the Lown Institute’s top ten list of the worst examples of profiteering and dysfunction in healthcare, named for the infamous “pharma bro” Martin Shkreli.