this post was submitted on 22 Feb 2024
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[–] [email protected] 26 points 11 months ago (1 children)

A clever trick to quell the poor's thirst for equal rights

[–] [email protected] 43 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It doesn't quell it. It redirects it. All of the negativity and animosity still exist in the world, but now it's aimed at the wrong target.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

but now it’s aimed at the wrong target.

this is such a classic move that I'm amazed we still fall for it in current_year