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[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago
[–] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 37 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

The largest upward transfer of wealth in history... so far.

Not counting the ones during Covid or 2008.

[–] SreudianFlip@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Everyone seems to forget the Libor scam/conspiracy. Trillions.

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[–] Worx@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 1 day ago

Wait, didn't you guys just do this last year?

[–] SanicHegehog@lemm.ee 23 points 2 days ago
[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 2 days ago

This bill also fully bans Medicaid Gender Affirming Care, adults and all.

[–] Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub 18 points 2 days ago (11 children)

Guess I'll give up on everything, not have any kids and shoot myself at age 60,... unironically. I have the gun already.

[–] takeda@lemm.ee 33 points 2 days ago (3 children)

This is not end of the world, history is full of bad moments and we got out of them.

We need people to join protests to help change things, not kill themselves. If we accept that we have no power, we will have no power.

https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/

https://fiftyfifty.one/

https://maydaymovementusa.org/

[–] Sunflier@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Are we beyond the point of protests yet? Our politicians are actively taking affirmative steps to avoid listening to them.

[–] in4apenny@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 day ago

Did anyone protest when Philadelphia police dropped bombs on their own city in 1985 to kill black people? Didn't think so.

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 9 points 2 days ago

Are we beyond the point of protests yet?

Very close to it, in some places tragically far past it already.

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[–] Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub 12 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Oh I will, all the way up to age 60. I'm not going to wait quietly for old age. I have lots of time to flick off conservatives.

But do I actually have any hope at all?

nope!

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[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 21 points 2 days ago

You could do so much more good with that gun.

[–] Sunflier@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That's most millenial Americans' retirement plans.

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[–] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I have given up on the idea of retirement or security/safety in my lifetime a loooong time back. We live in the worst possible type of dystopia, a world where "evil" won long ago, and has had ample time and opportunity to sink its claws into every aspect of our lives, forever.

And the worst part is that most people won't even believe it. In fact, almost a majority seem to relish it somehow. Like they want the world to be as terrible as it can possibly be, even for themselves.

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