• wheezy@lemmy.ml
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    14 hours ago

    Just a reminder that the defense attorney, for the soldiers that gunned down the people during the Boston massacre, was none other than future president John Adams.

    He successfully argued they were in fear for their lives.

    American leaders have NEVER cared about the masses of people. It has always and will always defend and justify the actions of state violence as long as it benefits them to do so. The American revolution was very much just a transfer of power from the Royal British to the rich ruling class in the American colonies. And it has remained that way to this day.

    What is happening now is nothing more than the ruling class resorting to fascist acts, once again, on its own population to maintain that power.

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      4 hours ago

      If I were a rich bastard and wanted to stay that way, pissing off the poors would be a thing to avoid. A placid sheep and trusting cow are much easier to exploit.

      The 1% are incredibly stupid.

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        1 hour ago

        They are not stupid. They firmly believe that happy people are not productive at the level they want. And they want our 150% because they are hoping for AGI and other holy grail technologies to happen in their lifetimes. When you have everything the only goal left is to avoid losing it.