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[–] newaccountwhodis@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

a societal virus that’s ~~been a~~ befallen parts of our species as far back as the stone age

There have been a lot of examples of large, advanced civilizations living in a way that didn't harm their environment (i.e. Amazonian cultures). Pretending Capitalism (or police) is a force of nature or part of human nature plays into the ruling class' cards.

[–] Retrograde@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Again, fair enough and thanks for the response. I put a lot more thought into this and realized I'm being very short sighted and, dare I say pessimistic. Modern Capitalism is absolutely fucked and I think ultimately we're on the same page.. I don't believe police or capitalism are an inherent force of nature. Maybe some virus has indeed come up on us.

It's really hard for me not to be a pessimist in today's climate, figuratively and literally. My apologies. I appreciate your points