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Time to look for help somewhere else (lemmy.world)
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[–] 28 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (5 children)

You're missing their point though. People are dying. While things are slow people are dying. At a certain point that becomes a problem doesn't it? How long do you wait? How slow can we afford it to be?

It's just kind of absurd to ask people who are dying of lack of Health Care right this minute to be patient. To ask people that are living in crippling poverty to be patient. To ask women and children that are being raped with impunity to be patient. We're drowning here.

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  • [–] 22 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

    Nah man we can't do anything about any of that. If we didn't kill a few million Working Class People every year then one CEO might not get his golden parachute. So obviously we can never take actual steps to fix things.

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  • [–] [S] 6 points 1 month ago

    To quote James Baldwin in 1982.

    What is it you wanted me to reconcile myself to? I was born here, almost 60 years ago. I'm not going to live another 60 years. You always told me 'It takes time.' It's taken my father's time, my mother's time, my uncle's time, my brothers' and my sisters' time. How much time do you want for your progress?"

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  • [+] -16 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Sounds like you see yourself as the one outside of the car. Why are you still standing on the embankment while some drowns. What purpose does your concern serve. You are bystander syndrome. Choosing an option that helps no one in this moment.

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