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[–] RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de 25 points 7 months ago (9 children)

Why would they pokemon be on the side of the government during riots? Are pokemon stupid?

[–] Jorgelino@lemmy.ml 54 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I mean, why would pokemon be on the side of team rocket or whatever other villainous (often apocalyptic) group the games have? They just follow whoever catches them no matter what.

[–] TheRTV@lemm.ee 6 points 7 months ago

Exactly. In game, Pokemon follow people of a certain strength.

[–] root_beer@midwest.social 29 points 7 months ago

There’s a documentary that may help explain this, iirc it’s called Paw Patrol

[–] rwhitisissle@lemmy.ml 26 points 7 months ago

Have you never heard of police dogs?

[–] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 24 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Why wouldn't they? Team Rocket/MagmAqua/Galactic/Plasma/Flare all have pokemon fighting with them. They listen to the trainer, not the moral obligation of the society.

[–] RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Yeah but they get less healthcare then, because now it costs money.

[–] Alaskaball@hexbear.net 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Federal thugs get free Healthcare because they act as the enforcement arm of the capitalist state.

[–] RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] Aquilae@hexbear.net 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

And that's why cops and pokemon betray the working class

[–] RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 7 months ago

Well they got me at "thugs".

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 5 points 7 months ago

There are many people who have jobs they hate because they get good benefits, like healthcare & dental.

The Pokemon are just the abused working class.

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 21 points 7 months ago

Why are suffering lower/middle class people opposed to protests for better social security and medical systems? Are they stupid?

But fr tho sometimes people are just blind. If you have been a slave (pokemon) for life then its hard to break your chains.

[–] ClockworkOtter@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

Yo, the last major outbreak of violence against the government was when the far right lost an election. This is pretty damn on the ball.

[–] Mango@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

A price on healing means my trainer won't be so inclined to make me fight!

[–] Patches@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 months ago

Pokemon in all versions of Pokemon are literal slaves. They have no free will if they are in a Poke Bowl. And depending on the movie - that free will can be overwritten again by a Psychic Type Pokemon.

[–] HowManyNimons@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Tell me what the "pokemon" should do.

[–] Alsephina@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 months ago

Join in the revolution against the capitalist government.