The tourist trade in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, can be viewed through a highly critical lens as an economy fundamentally built on "tragedy tourism" or "dark tourism." At its core, the city’s primary claim to fame relies on marketing a catastrophic, man-made disaster born directly from Gilded Age class inequality. 1995. #johnstown #johnstownpennsylvania #johynstownpa #tragedy #humanmadetragedy #gildedageclassinequality #classinequality #classwar #classwars #eattherich #tragedytourism

The tourist trade in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, can be viewed through a highly critical lens as an economy fundamentally built on "tragedy tourism" or "dark tourism." At its core, the city’s primary claim to fame relies on marketing a catastrophic, man-made disaster born directly from Gilded Age class inequality. 1995. #johnstown #johnstownpennsylvania #johynstownpa #tragedy #humanmadetragedy #gildedageclassinequality #classinequality #classwar #classwars #eattherich #tragedytourism #tragedy

https://substack.com/@paulhealey/note/p-179548255?r=29jpsy&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action Class Wars, so WW3 to protect the inequality, injustice and venality of peace is war and war is peace. Never forget the costs of ethnic cleansing, purges, terror, genocide and ecocide. They feed the spawn to save our favourite creep show: #Empire #ClassWars #Revolution #EcocideEmpires

“‘That’s very high-class talkin’, that is.’
‘I can hardly understand him!’
‘Shows it’s high class, Nobby. It wouldn’t be much good if people like you could understand him, right?'”
Terry Pratchett; Thud
#Discworld #SunaksSnobery #DifferentWorlds #ChildhoodMemories #SkyTV #ClassWars

“I MAY HAVE ALLOWED MYSELF SOME FLICKER OF EMOTION IN THE RECENT PAST, said Death, BUT I CAN GIVE IT UP ANY TIME I LIKE.”
Terry Pratchett; Soul Music
#DiscWorld #InterestRateHike #BankOfEnglandAproach #StuffTheWorkingClasses #ClassWars #5%Club

“What's a philosopher?' said Brutha.
Someone who's bright enough to find a job with no heavy lifting,' said a voice in his head.”
Terry Pratchett; Small Gods
#DiscWorld #BBCQT #LetThemPickVeg #RaceToTheBottom #ToriesStokingDivision #ClassWars

" 'Why, Gytha Ogg,' said Granny, 'I thought you despised riches!'
'Right, so I'd like to get the chance to despise them up close.',
'But I knows you, Gytha Ogg. Money'd spoil you.' 'I'd just like the chance to prove that it wouldn't, that's all I'm saying.' "
Terry Pratchett, Maskerade
#DiscWorld #ToryGaslighting #ClassWars #SupportTheStrikes

"And, while it was regarded as pretty good evidence of criminality to be living in a slum, for some reason owning a whole street of them merely got you invited to the very best social occasions."
Terry Pratchett; Feet of Clay
#DiscWorld #ClassWars #ToryCostOfGreedCrisis