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[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 29 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I am more conservative in the sense that I see things with more nuance. I understand societies are very complex systems in a fragile equilibrium and that my naive solutions to the world's problems are not feasible.

And yet, each day I'm more convinced we need to eat the rich.

[–] Confidant6198@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Eating the Rich is not enough

Edit: We need to create a whole new system to prevent people from getting that rich and to keep the power to the people

[–] BurningRiver@beehaw.org 4 points 1 month ago

Eating the rich isn’t a coup de grace, it’s the beginning.

[–] orcrist@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

You're bringing up a good point. People who say we'll become more "conservative" are usually equivocating on the meaning of the word. It's not like we're going to wake up tomorrow and decide that global warming is a hoax, or that we should stop eating cats and dogs. Of course we'll keep doing those things.

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The people who say you become more conservative usually mean that you will become more well off. And indeed when they earn their financial freedom, they want to protect the status quo. So they start seeing others as threats: be it young people wanting more rights, employees wanting fair salaries, immigrants coming for your hard earned money, everyone is a threat. This is the how the mind of an unempathic person works.

[–] BurningRiver@beehaw.org 5 points 1 month ago

I’m old enough now that I’m more financially secure than I ever have been before, and I still think we should tear it all down and create a more equitable system for everyone. Perhaps I’m in the minority though for people my age.

Politicians sew division, fear, and hatred knowing that this will allow them to continue fleecing everyone who works for a living. We should never forget that it’s a big club, and you ain’t in it.

[–] Enkrod@feddit.org 4 points 1 month ago

or that we should stop eating cats and dogs. Of course we’ll keep doing those things.

Wait, what?