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More to the point, since Citizens United we have permitted the wealthy to *buy* politicians and thus completely steer policy to their liking.

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Not sure the argument holds: conservatives AND progressives alike claim to fight for justice (equality or equity? you choose), and for dignity (is it social or individual?) and wealth.

Everyone on the left already agrees on what these words mean for them, but that doesn't make this a strong political argument to build on, if we actually want to challenge our opponents (the obscenely wealthy)

This might read more like a tribal affirmation than a call to action.

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Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it's the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice. It doesn't have to be this way.

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More precisely it’s a result of the few who get away with consolidating ever greater levels of economic and political decision-making power, culminating in absolute authority over the population.

It is a product of material conditions that make consolidation of power easier end of social conditions where the many lose the ability to check the behavior of the few, like destroying unions

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alt.txt - EN

Remember: There is
nothing natural or
inevitable about extreme
inequality; it's the result
of an economic system
that values wealth and
power over human dignity
and justice. It doesn't
have to be this way.

-- Nelson Mandela

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alt.txt - PL

Pamiętaj: w skrajnej
nierówności nie ma
nic naturalnego ani
nieuniknionego; jest ona wynikiem
systemu gospodarczego,
który przedkłada bogactwo i
władzę nad godność ludzką
i sprawiedliwość. Nie
musi tak być.

-- Nelson Mandela

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alt.txt - ES

Recuerda: no hay
nada de natural ni
de inevitable en la desigualdad
extrema; es el resultado
de un sistema económico
que antepone la riqueza y
el poder a la dignidad humana
y la justicia. No
tiene por qué ser así.

-- Nelson Mandela

@rbreich

alt.txt - FR

N'oubliez pas : il n'y a
rien de naturel ni
d'inévitable dans les inégalités
extrêmes ; elles sont le résultat
d'un système économique
qui privilégie la richesse et
le pouvoir au détriment de la dignité humaine
et de la justice. Cela
ne doit pas nécessairement être ainsi.

-- Nelson Mandela

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alt.txt - DE

Denken Sie daran: An extremer
Ungleichheit ist nichts
Natürliches oder
Unvermeidliches; sie ist das Ergebnis
eines Wirtschaftssystems,
das Reichtum und
Macht über Menschenwürde
und Gerechtigkeit stellt. Es muss
nicht so sein.

-- Nelson Mandela