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CHOOO CHOOOOO MOTHERFUCKERS (lemmy.world)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world
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[–] -2 points 7 months ago (1 child)

I don't believe it's half as bad as OP makes out and therein lies the real rub.

The Filipinos with a fraction of what the Americans had, in a culture where the government was killing people willy nilly got up and toppled the Marcos government.

The Ukrainians, probably just as poor, got up and fought the might of Russia's puppet's security forces. hundreds died and yet they toppled Yanukovych.

The problem with Americans, even the middle class and working poor is that you still see a possible future where you benefit albeit without having to sacrifice your wealth, energy, or life.

Like shit has to get a whole worse.

Look at the Chinese. For decades they've been living with a very oppressive and dangerous government.

It wasn't until they were being locked/barricaded into their apartments before they realised that they were going to lose everything that they finally got up and started protesting. And holy shit for the first time ever the CCP backed the fuck down.

Americans on the other hand. Seems like you're just too lazy, too selfish to get up and fight for your freedom.

You deserve to lose it.

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago

    without having to sacrifice your wealth, energy, or life.

    That hits so fucking hard. I feel that, deep deep deep down inside my soul.

    America has spent the last couple of decades building prisons. They have recently accelerated the process, and thrown up huge confinement centers. There's plenty of room to house all the boisterous dissidents.

    Then look at my comfortable life. The electricity is on, the water is clean, the roof doesn't leak, I'm using the internet to speak my mind. There's a Walmart around the corner.

    What's the point in throwing a rock at a window, figuratively speaking? Why be the first lemming off the cliff?

    Now, when those services are interrupted, people WILL take notice. Rolling blackouts and internet interruptions will get people off their asses. But unfortunately, until that happens on a massive scale, most people will look out for themselves and ignore the big picture.

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