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[-] Stamets@lemmy.world 96 points 6 months ago

It was put through the American Legal system. There is absolutely zero reason to believe that the justice system of America actually contains any justice in the first place. Of course they sided with the international corporation to fuck over a disabled 50 year old.

[-] Chriswild@lemmy.world 44 points 6 months ago

The American legal system has always been there to protect the capitalist class.

[-] Zehzin@lemmy.world 22 points 6 months ago

Nuh uh, it's also there to punish minorities for existing

[-] garbagebagel@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

That's just a means to an end, convince a part of the working class they should fear the rest, let them fight it out, and continue capitalizing in peace.

[-] Promethiel@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

It isn't.

I can't speak for all PoC but I can speak for me. It's been screamed for the ages. Maybe not all Dragons care about ideology, but it's the goddamn minority.

The rule is you (the straw billionaire in this scenario) or your Robber Baron grandpappy were able to rise that way by seeing some as subhuman, and others as rubes. They still discuss phrenology and blood poisoning for fuck's sake.

Stop assuming the bulk of The Capitalists don't absolutely abhor the concept of other races sharing their resources. They'd happily make an all-white caste system.

They keep screaming that's what they want.

[-] TIMMAY@lemmy.world 41 points 6 months ago

whatever do you mean? are you suggesting that there are decades of evidence that the us justice system is a bad joke played on the minorities and/or disenfranchised, and then only functions to line/protect the pockets of the upper class and ultra-wealthy? preposterous!

[-] Stamets@lemmy.world 35 points 6 months ago

I wish we had lemmy gold... Well this is as good as I got. Lemmy Silver.

[-] MargotRobbie@lemmy.world 18 points 6 months ago

[-] h3mlocke@lemm.ee 5 points 6 months ago

I was hoping to see this here.

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

I like how this used to be a joke about being too cheap to pay for gold, but now that you can't buy it anyway it's as good as anything else.

[-] TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.works 10 points 6 months ago

Of course a silver figurine of Saint Lemmy exists because why not.

[-] Revan343@lemmy.ca 9 points 6 months ago

We need a silver can of beans to give people

[-] rottingleaf@lemmy.zip -5 points 6 months ago

I've read Vladimir Bukovsky (the Soviet dissident), and the way he describes Soviet courts I advise you to see.

Of course that was about political cases etc, but when you're complaining, remember that it can be worse.

[-] FlickOfTheBean@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

"Stop complaining, pissant, it could be worse" - most abusive situations

The "it could be worse" Olympics is the game of the complacent. You may be complacent. Are you?

[-] rottingleaf@lemmy.zip 1 points 6 months ago

In some things yes and I'm fighting it, it's more about understanding well how your situation evaluates among possible ones.

[-] FlickOfTheBean@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

That's fair. In that case, with that reasoning, it seems less like you're being pessimistic and more like you're trying to be realistic. I would caution though, reality isn't ALL negative, though the neutrality and negativity inside of it can always be improved. Heck, even most positives in reality can often be improved.

Personally, I think the Olympics game tends to start when focus becomes too great on one specific aspect, which leads to what is essentially a one upmanship of situational comparison, but that's all I really wanted to poke at.

Thanks for the even response! Sometimes me phrasing stuff like that starts fights even though I only want to poke a little bit. In any case, I hope your day goes well!