RustyBertrand“Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed.”
― Herman Melville
Lot⁴⁹@RustyBertrand I wish Sarah Kendzior would come over here to Mastadon.
SteveBologna
enmodo ⚛️ 🧬 🇺🇦 🍉@SteveBologna @RustyBertrand this is what I conclude every time I wonder why we are not all living out Star Trek lives. It's a variation on the "Manufacturing Consent" theory.
Ģirts@peteriskrisjanis True enough, bet alternatīvas ir vēl sliktākas, apmēram tāpat kā tajā Čērčila teicienā par demokrātiju. Cilvēka daba ir s*dīga, un no tā arī izriet viss pārējais.
Rūdolfs Mazurs@makpikts @peteriskrisjanis Atliek tikai secināt, ka nedzīvojam kapitālismā. Kaut kā nemanu, ka šeit cilvēki mocītos badā. Toties mūsu sentēvi toč dzīvoja kapitālismā - kad vairs nevarēja maizi nopelnīt, tā ragaviņās un uz mežu.
Toni Aittoniemi@RustyBertrand The same goes for power & control:
Those who rule over others frequently do so out of ruthlessness, desire, or aggressive brutality. But they elevate themselves as smart, when the only characteristic that put them there was simply an animal will to power.
StuartH 
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I miss Sarah Kendzior on mastodon. She was a leading light at the other place.
I miss Sarah Kendzior on mastodon. She was a leading light at the other place.
John McChesney-Young@StuartHenney @RustyBertrand I just tried looking her up here a couple of weeks ago! Thank you for the update.
David H. McCoyPeople of low income are, apparently, supposed to have lives bereft of any joy.
“Just live on gruel and stare at rocks for fun.”
floydgumpA very sick system of greed,selfishness and corruption created in the image of its maker.
Aral Balkan@RustyBertrand Alt text: "When wealth is passed off as merit, bad luck is seen as bad character.
This is how ideologues justify punishing the sick and the poor. But poverty is neither a crime nor a character flaw. Stigmatise those who let people die, not those who struggle to live."
- Sarah Kendzior