• Montagge@kbin.earth
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      8 months ago

      I learned what cowards Americand are when it was admitted that the Iraq War was started on lies and everyone just shrugged and went about their day.

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        8 months ago

        Why are they cowards? Why would they care if it doesn’t affect their daily lives? Obviously some people care, but the majority would indeed just shrug and go back to making ends meet.

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          This comes down to the good old “keep the masses fed”. People are being given just the right amount of wealth. Not enough to be free and not too little to revolt.

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        8 months ago

        it’s still possible there were weapons of mass destruction. I mean just about as likely as it seemed back then. very very slim.

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        8 months ago

        Get corporate money out of politics, bust up monopolies/oligopolies, implement better regulations that hold executives/board members personally liable

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        Seize the means of production!

        More seriously though, follow the money.

        If the profits of the company were predominantly distributed to the workers-as-owners then they probably won’t be mandating 5% year-on-year profit growth or chasing an ever growing share price.

        They could, but it’d be themselves they’ll be exploiting.

        Where there is an “out of sight out of mind” separation between the owners (shareholders, board, CxO’s) and workers then exploitation is invisible and the money is the only important aspect.