Breaking news: in one of the most productive countries / economies in the entire history of humanity, the majority of people creating that productivity do not get to enjoy the rewards of that productivity.

same as it ever was.

  • IHadTwoCows
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    11 months ago

    How did women get voting rights? How did blacks get civil rights? How did workers get Union rights? How did gays get human rights?

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      11 months ago

      How does any vote get passed in Congress today? Congress has votes and passes laws all the time without violence.

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        11 months ago

        Bribery and extortion. No vote is made on a bill’s own merits. It’s “I will continue to defend the orphan crushing machine against your shenanigans unless you give me 30 Million of your state’s dollars to build a bridge to move the ophan crusher to my district!”

        Seriously, how can you possibly live through the last couple of years of Roe and associated laws and decide there is no violence??!

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          11 months ago

          Seriously, how can you possibly live through the last couple of years of Roe and associated laws and decide there is no violence??!

          Our definition of ‘violence’ differs.