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China has brought millions out of poverty. The US has not – by choice (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] [S] 11 points 5 months ago (4 children)

The good news is that the US is making it easier and easier to have this conversation. Before the whole Epstein business, people dismissed you as a crazy conspiracy theorist when you pointed out that the west is ruled by unaccountable oligarchs. Now, it's become impossible to deny it.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    Harvard scientists proved the US was an oligarchy about 15 years ago. It's old news and Americans didn't catch on until about 2024.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    What's changed now though is that material conditions have deteriorated significantly from 15 years go. People didn't really have a reason to question the system as long as they could make ends meet and have some hope for the future. Today, a huge chunk of population has been pushed to the brink, and young people have nothing to look forward to. And that creates disillusionment in the system which makes people a lot more aware of what's happening.

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