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OldBaldy1701E

(11,372 posts)
8. They created the 'necessity'.
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 07:01 AM
Mar 18

We don't have to play that game. There are other options.

Of course, those currently in power would lose that position.

That should not be a deal breaker, but for some reason, it is.

I wonder why?

We don't have to be held under the boot of corrupted capitalism, nor a corrupted political system.

We choose to be. We love our sociopolitical masochism.

The ones in power don't care about you. They care about being in power.

And, we seem to believe that this is more important.

The programming worked.

(By the way, I am one of those 'at the bottom'. I have nothing. I am one health issue away from both complete socioeconomic collapse and my end. But, I am willing to suffer a bit more than usual if it means that our general society will improve. To be honest, I did not think that I would see the day when wanting things to be more equitable and ethical is seen as 'radical', or 'undesirable'. I guess I have lived too long. )

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The slower... 2naSalit Mar 16 #1
"...said a park superintendent, who was granted anonymity because they are not allowed to speak to the media." OldBaldy1701E Mar 16 #2
If they were named BumRushDaShow Mar 16 #3
That seems silly to me. OldBaldy1701E Mar 17 #4
In many cases BumRushDaShow Mar 17 #5
People 'put up with a lot' because they have been programmed to do so. OldBaldy1701E Mar 17 #6
Or it's a necessity BumRushDaShow Mar 17 #7
They created the 'necessity'. OldBaldy1701E Mar 18 #8
You are talking on the lofty "macro" level BumRushDaShow Mar 18 #9
"You are talking on the lofty "macro" level." OldBaldy1701E Mar 19 #10
I agree with you 100% BumRushDaShow Mar 19 #11
Then, we are lost. OldBaldy1701E Mar 20 #12
What you are witnessing BumRushDaShow Mar 20 #13
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