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[–] SexWithDogs@infosec.pub 22 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Poverty in first world countries is a new phenomenon that has only emerged in the past 10 to 20 years.

Sarcasm aside.... yes, the working class is still being exploited. It didn't take Twitter tier propaganda to say it.

[–] geissi@feddit.de 16 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Poverty in first world countries is a new phenomenon

It's not new, it just had been fought back considerably in the last century or so.

[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago

Corporate propaganda is a powerful thing. And one fairly subtle aspect of it is having television programs that normalize the 2 parent working household.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago