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[–] 47 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

Capitalism is violence. Having billionaires while people starve is violence. Denying healthcare while spending billions on military is violence. Supplying weapons or finances to states commiting genocide is violence.

Right now, if you are passive, you are complicit in immense amounts of violence.

Somehow this is lost on liberals. (Or alternatively they believe the once every 4 years elite propaganda contest [elections] or strongly worded petitions are the only effective ways of dissent).

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Seriously! I don't understand why this is such a hard concept to grasp

    Just because it's a passive or hidden violence, or done from a complete disregard of people, doesn't make it less violent towards the affected

    It's like the whole thing of how "murder is bad but war is acceptable". Like, why is one perceived so different just because it's state sanctioned? It's considered abhorrent to talk about violently removing a war criminal from their position of harm. It's complete nonsense

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