• somethingsnappy@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Still a drop in the bucket compared to wage theft. Definitely don’t bring up the comparison with physical violence.

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      1 day ago

      Wage theft happens to ALL races, all genders, all levels! It’s NOT a race thing, it’s a “wrong people with power” thing. It’s class warfare, they (wealthy) control the media (propaganda) telling you it’s race so they can distract you from the truth. Obviously if everyone saw a few rich people controlling everything, we would easily rise up and overthrow them. Boom, fixed.

      Wage theft has been a slow process on purpose so that it’s less perceivable. A slight inconvenience over time means people try to accommodate or sacrifice little by little. Over time, forgetting how much has changed.

      Hence why the saying “eat the rich” is popular in Reddit and Lemmy… (Most) Everyone is sick of this shit!!!

      But… Getting back to your justification of crime and violence. Fuck that shit! That allows the wealthy to villainize minorities and make everyone “not white” seen like the enemy! It fuels their message and the worst thing you can do is play into their hands!

      Plus, It only hurt the little business owners who struggle enough already as it is, often shops owned by other races/ethnicities… So no, there’s no justifying theft and violence to try and “take back what you’re owed”. Best we can do is team up, protest, go on strikes all over to start to punish the wealthy by not partaking in their game, reducing consumerism, being more self-sufficient, etc. We also need to elect the appropriate people. Non-lifetime politicians. Those who commit to no bribes, have ethics and standards, etc.

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        1 day ago

        Unitewhiteme. That’s not all you can do, and I said nothing about race. I’d like to see how you eat the rich without violence. Wait til they die?

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          23 hours ago

          Touché. Maybe no violence against your fellow person. The rich are on their own level, they’re free game!