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I feel like we're all stuck in a movie where all the rich people live on some kind of floating island or satellite with everything they need to live well, and all of us have zero chance of going there (self.showerthoughts)
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I have seen a few of these with similar story lines and realized we are living it right now. They have the best healthcare, the best food, the best everything and most of us are a few dollars from disaster. That scares some of us to death literally from all the stress it causes.

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[–] [email protected] 156 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Elysium!

You’re not wrong. And anybody who could afford to stop them is too busy fighting a culture war to organize. Who do you think is stoking animosity? MLKJ wasn’t assassinated for civil rights, it was for the Poor Peoples Campaign. The only thing that could stop them is the unity of all those living paycheck to paycheck, regardless of religion or race.

[–] [email protected] 50 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I feel like a movement is actually happening, but slowly. Look at all these unions forming and people striking all around. It gives me hope, to be honest. The media is fighting it hard and somewhat succeeding, but just to an extent. We will win

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That sounds like a pretty terrible dystopian movie that should not be made into real life.

So, please, support the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Hopefully there will be some good news soon.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don't forget the UAW!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Of course. We are all in this together.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Any news on the strikes? Isn't there three different strikes going on at the same time? Writers, Actors, and CGI Artists I think.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

WGA strike is basically over now, SAG-AFTRA strike is still going.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just get your negligent employer to irradiate you and give you cancer, making you a man with nothing to lose and then go up there and get your cure while toppling the status quo. Easy.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

Just give me a cool robotic exoskeleton and I'm sold

[–] snausagesinablanket 7 points 1 year ago

Bravo sir.