'Biggest Ever Global Strike Against Amazon' Kicks Off on Black Friday

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'Biggest Ever Global Strike Against Amazon' Kicks Off on Black Friday - Lemmy.World

Oh that'll bring Amazon to it's knees. (Rolls eyes). I'm sure that Jess Bezos is off crying into his piles of million dollar bills over this whole situation. I don't dispute that the wages and working conditions at Amazon are probably unfair and terrible - I used to work in a medical warehouse and it was not very pleasant. But - I still got a paycheck and health insurance and was able to afford the necessities of life. Never felt a need to kick my employer in the teeth or demand pay equal to the CEO of the company. Because I know full well that is not going to happen and that's the nature of our capitalistic society, some people will always have a greater slice of the pie. Meanwhile I ain't complainin, I got mine.
Wow, never thought I’d see someone literally say “fuck you, got mine”.

It's a line from the comic "Hagar the Horrible," what are life's best 3 little words? "I got mine." Words to live by. I'm not saying you shouldn't kick against the system once in a while, just to rock the boat a little, but that people should be more grateful for what they do have. I've been to poverty-laden islands where people live in old cardboard boxes with a mattress and six kids. As a rule.

You just don't realize how good we have it here, even if it means we have to work hard sometimes and get up early and spend five days a work working for someone else. That's an opportunity millions of other humans can only dream of having.

Just cut out the fluff and just say you’re an asshole who only cares about yourself.

Amazon workers are suppose to kiss Jeff Bezos ass because ppl are starving to death elsewhere? I’ve heard of boot licking but this is spreading your cheeks so you can take boot straight up the asshole

I thought it was a troll account at first, but it appears to be a legitimate user on closer inspection. They have some real shitty police bootlicking takes, but as they claim to be a white male in their sixties, that's not too unexpected for someone who is out of touch with problems that don't affect them personally. They have posted some strong support of the queer community before, and claim to be gay themselves, so perhaps they have enough empathy left to come around on this issue if someone has a thorough explainer on white privilege, late stage capitalism, and systemic racism.

It's gonna need to be someone more patient than me though. Good luck @tygerprints

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