surewhynotlem

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[–] surewhynotlem 9 points 5 days ago

If you don't look religious, you won't get elected.

[–] surewhynotlem 5 points 5 days ago

Just like the trump shoes, and probably most of his grifts

[–] surewhynotlem 29 points 5 days ago

having sex work for a lot of people

You only get to be happy if you're a busy prostitute. Get hustlin.

[–] surewhynotlem 4 points 5 days ago

You make the most profit by coming up with life-saving medicine, making a boatload off it, and putting your competitors out of business. The company that cures cancer will literally destroy their competitors. From that point on they print money. And think of the good will and brand value from a move like that.

They don't need to keep us sick. There will always be new diseases and new ways to get hurt. Evolution and stupidity see to that. And if they did solve for that somehow, then their focus would be on keeping us alive and healthy in old age.

[–] surewhynotlem 7 points 5 days ago (2 children)

People are not in a position to just walk out of their jobs on the spot. I'm sure the job description didn't say 'run homeless people out of their camps'. But if you're already in a job, then the choice is between doing what you're told and walking out / not being able to feed your family / losing your apartment / becoming homeless.

Desperate people do desperate things, and depending which study you read, over 50% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck.

I don't disagree with your feelings. Keep that righteous anger. I've got it too. I'm just saying you need to focus on the affluent who are pushing the desperate to abuse the desolate. They're the problem to solve.

[–] surewhynotlem 3 points 5 days ago

Of course it's "not all "

Stereotypes are bad.

Patterns are real.

Judge every individual as an individual

Still protect yourself and know the odds.

Educate yourself on the real odds.

The US saw the civil rights act get passed in 1964. 60 years on, we're still horribly racist on the whole, especially among the super wealthy. South Africa has only been on the mend for 30 years. It's a very good bet that they're not different.

[–] surewhynotlem 18 points 5 days ago (2 children)

That's horrible.

I want to say we should start our own instance for feminists and kick anyone that acts like that. But I'm not sure what that would even look like or if it would gain traction.

[–] surewhynotlem 17 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I think it's more sinister than that.

People with nothing can act recklessly because they have nothing to lose. People with more than enough can act recklessly because they'll survive.

So they've let us have just enough to be scared of losing it, but not enough to be comfortable or have the capacity to cause problems.

It's genius really.

[–] surewhynotlem 12 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Plenty of illegal white immigrants.

[–] surewhynotlem 8 points 5 days ago (4 children)

They're like the Russian soldiers on the front line, who would be shot if they retreated. Dangerous but involuntary.

[–] surewhynotlem 2 points 5 days ago

What term is that?

I always liked vagabond.

[–] surewhynotlem 36 points 5 days ago (6 children)

If he didn't have that job, he'd be on the other end of that bulldozer.

There are secretaries at UHC.

There are janitors at maralago.

These people aren't the problem.

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