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When rich kill the poor, it's capitalism. When the poor kill the rich, it's crime. [View all]
That's what living in late capitalism has taught me.
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When rich kill the poor, it's capitalism. When the poor kill the rich, it's crime. [View all]
Coventina
Dec 2024
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Engels describes the GOP elite and their feudal policies for Americans to a "T."
C0RI0LANUS
Dec 2024
#30
It's the Gilded Age all over again, minus any pretense at good manners. The GOP wants to erase the 20th century
Hekate
Dec 2024
#24
When a criminal can be POTUS or a cabinet secretary, it makes you wonder what the point of obeying the law even
Karasu
Dec 2024
#23
Leona Helmsley ("the Queen of Mean" ) encapsulated the attitude perfectly when asked about her taxes...
Hekate
Dec 2024
#26
Press charges for WHAT? The law protects those who work to protect shareholders interests
Attilatheblond
Dec 2024
#50
Exactly. It's not murder when poor people are in the way of rich people getting more MONEY
ck4829
Dec 2024
#74
Yes. The rich and powerful have made it a crime to save the life of a dying pregnant woman.
Irish_Dem
Dec 2024
#68