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[-] TwoGems@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago

*Corporations and billionaires did this

[-] aesthelete@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

**With a large amount of consent from the governed.

[-] zbyte64 3 points 1 year ago

Maybe the country with the most imprisoned people per capita should not have that claim

[-] aesthelete@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Our participation rates are abysmal. We can say all we like about how voting is too hard or whatever but every thread about US politics has multiple people in it encouraging people not to bother voting.

Not voting = mostly I'm a-ok with things as is, or I don't care

That's pretty close to consent IMO, and then there's the actual voters who continually vote for rich assholes who don't give a shit about them and promise to only make it harder on poor people and easier for the rich and people vote for them in droves because of that or despite of that.

Fuck man look at the mayor of New York.

We're all about the economy in this country. Even people pretending to be environmentalists have debated with me about "well, you can't just outlaw coal" or "we can't just rush off of cars". It's all about the economy and making things easier for business people in this country to the point where the two major parties are now the business party and the business blowjobs and hookers party.

While you're mentioning incarceration, they vote for that too. We love harsh penalties for poor people and "criminals" and vote so hard for them that Democrats have to have a biannual contest with Republicans about who is most willing to fellate the police and give them more budget for urban tanks.

It all seems wrong and bizarre to me, but sit an American voter down and you'll be surprised just how many of them hold these opinions or at least some of them and continually vote for this crap.

[-] zbyte64 1 points 1 year ago

So people don't vote because they are convinced it doesn't have an impact, and you're saying that's consent? Nah. Us not being on the streets is more akin to consent.

[-] aesthelete@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I think both are indicative of consent.

Gotta say even though I'm pretty cynical I love and support recent labor movement advances.

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