TikTok is pretty wild right now. I don’t think the ruling class is prepared for the cultural shift that’s happening this week.
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https://bsky.app/profile/frannieoh.bsky.social/post/3lcmg7eywvk2f
https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2017/01/stanford-historian-uncovers-grim-correlation-violence-inequality-millennia
Not in 7k yrs of civilization.
Across the globe.
forgot what the article was called, but it was in the Atlantic talking about societal breakdown and how it’s often mundane and slow. “It Could Happen There” or something.
I think the consensus is he had it coming and it was well deserved and I can't argue with that.
Either we live in a society where we treat everyone with dignity and respect or we don't.
Since this seems to engage both the left and right non-elite class against a common target, im somewhat hopeful
We need the power in numbers
The 1/4 that voted against it is in the same general social class as the silent majority, and that means that any cultural shift from these events could be a significant portion of the population.
White people over 30 and white Christians.
Every. Other. Demographic. Voted. For. Harris.
Yet the "blue wave" ppl blame young ppl and Latinos for some reason when it's their own group that keep supporting the GOP.
But people absolutely used to talk about some killings this way long ago, before the New Deal. Bank robbers used to be folk heros.
(How) Can you tell that this phenomenon is organic and not steered?
Neither actually gives a damn about the people involved, it's just lip service to whatever demographics they think they can sway.
A breaking point is inevitable.
But I won't condone violence, despite them denying my terminal MIL.
However, what did you think would happen? Are you really that naive?
I've been saying for two decades of adult life: "putting profits above life will not end well for the people in power."
Not surprised. I'm at the "I told you so" point after 20+ of fighting for better health system FOR ALL.
It's also much less true celebration than merely not giving a shit.
It's far from partisan.
Why this event is the "two sides (politically) conjoining" kinda amuses me, because one "side" has been here for decades...
But apparently I'm a communist for wanting Medicare for all.
Not a particularly accurate statement, but a statement nonetheless.
They want you to believe they're untouchable, it's part of how they keep themselves safe. But we all saw that they're very touchable.
But it's law & decorum that mostly protects them from the consequence of their evil catching up with them and they know it.
And we need to remember it too.
And I don't think they're hyper-competent.
I think most of them are simply too powerful and this triggers mentally illness of the most dangerous sort. Their endless narcissism is held up as reality.
All empires fall. No king rules forever.
But that's just kicking the ball even further down the road. One day they'll run out of road.
Oh, by the way, tell me again what happened to the brave revolutionaries of the English Peasant's Revolt?
Anyway, step aside old fart, your way of doing things has failed miserably and the young people are the ones who will have to clean shit up. For the rest of their lives.
*signed, a parent of young people
and now that he's figured out how to use it more effectively,
he's stuck with the Democrats having jumped on board his
"ban that noise those kids are watching these days" moral panic
and helping his Republicans ban it.
He'll probably blame them.
2020 peaked at 79%
In 2016, I was amazed to see large numbers of people in their 40s and 50s who had clearly never voted before. They were confused, angry, and worried that we were trying to cheat them. Not even voter suppression.
My elementary school taught us how to vote.
Very interesting and the thing is that THIS issue impacts every person regardless of race and even income (except for those so wealthy that money is just tokens)
tl;dr they didn't show up and now big healthcare is welcoming in the most corrupt regime in the history of the country
I think you're grossly underestimating the ruling class and overestimating tiktok bullshit
So much pain, suffering, death, broken families, cancelled retirements, bankruptcy and lives destroyed forever.
The suffering is systematic. This is FOR-PROFIT private "healthcare" by design. Collect premiums. Deny claims. Go Die.
Now I'm imagining if DJT and Project 2025ers roll back SoSec, Medicare/aid, VA, ACA, etc
1933 Germany meets the French Revolution
That means, we the people pay for their bills by donating! Why have healthinsurance?
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDP9-nnh9HZ/
Pinning this to watch later
Bernie knew...
Trump knew and exploited spectacularly
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I love Bob Dylan.
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(There’s something uncanny to see a pure 70s protest song mixed with tiktok aesthetics… I love it )
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One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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https://youtu.be/Jtf2I2jOpBE?si=B_vIq7DlODIRwDEi
https://mipsomusic.bandcamp.com/
Some people just have talent.
He said on Insta: " i’m donating all the money from bandcamp to @unduemeddebt where $10 can relieve an average of $1000 of debt."
https://josephterrell.bandcamp.com/track/deny-depose-defend
More proof that we are trapped in a @greatdismal.bsky.social novel. Hell he's trapped in his own writing.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dKUX4DTkC4g
They are removing/silencing protest music.
https://bodegabk.bandcamp.com/track/how-did-this-happen-2
If you're arguing morality, the dead guy killed more. If you're arguing rule of law, the dead guy broke more.
If someone kills them it's MURDER. When they kill and shorten lives it's BUSINESS. Look at the price of insulin or epipens.
It's not just healthcare either. Groceries, fuel, housing.
They pull those triggers EVERYDAY.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/unitedhealth-lawsuit-ai-deny-claims-medicare-advantage-health-insurance-denials/
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_ballad
shit like this is part of us, folk heros aren't always nice guys who do only friendly things, you see
UHC has a claim denial rate of 32% (triple industry norms) and uses AI to facilitate that record.
Did you know:
- the same morning 2 children in The Bronx were murdered, too?
- there also was a school shooting on the same day.
Apparently, in the US, the life of a CEO is more valuable than that of children.
Why do you think people are so pissed?
https://www.tiktok.com/@mipsomusic/video/7445419569847569710
Hmmm, nothing here…. Nothing there.
Looks like I’m all out of fucks.
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Everything is in the right placeeeee...
But it’s amazing how universal these reactions are - it’s not a right/left thing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Meeks
Or could simply call it "Implication Genre" maybe.
https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/a37078255/history-of-murder-ballads-stagger-lee-true-story/
I know the music in the background - but dont "know" it.
i was thinking radiohead but not sure.
thanx
Radiohead.
just Kid A not Ok, Computer.....
longtime since I had those Cds on repeat....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_Ballads
"And Red was dead when the other two men set down to eat their stew."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NvL540VYq4
Some will rob you with a six-gun, and some with a fountain pen
Killing the public option and buying off Dems bought them time, but the immorality of the industry and perception of it only intensified.
However, there's something ironic about the "Obamacare" term mostly being mainstreamed by the ruling class to bastardize common sense healthcare changes that put people over profits.
But you know, we all know, that this isn't going to lead to more just vigilantes taking care of the evil in the world.
It's just going to lower the general bar for accepting violence among everyone.