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[–] unfreeradical 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Over the past forty years, vulnerable populations have fallen deeper into deprivation due to dismantling of welfare, the commons have been robustly stripped from communities through privatization, and policing, incarceration, imperialism, and surveillance have massively expanded.

I would suggest cruelty is systemically entrenched, and the harm being caused by governments is more comprehensive than simply through a thin sprinkling of corrupt officials.