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[–] forgotmylastusername@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago (8 children)

Many of the chronically online social media poster (read: western professional class) are closer to the CEO than they are to any other group. The temporarily embarrassed millionaires as they're also known.

Statistically a not insignificant number of them are millionaires by net worth. Especially when we consider demographics where it's mainly tech workers. But of course that doesn't count because of some indeterminate line between evil CEO and average Joe who worked hard.

The cognitive dissonance is that they're all part of the same system. Climbing the same ladder. In any other context these people are bragging about being executive of some random startup or whatever.

[–] Miaou@jlai.lu -3 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Non-westerners' view on what life is like here always amaze me. Then they complain they're not rich besides earning "a lot", because they're fed the propaganda that we're all dirty imperialists exploiting them. No, most of us are not millionaires. Most of us can't even buy a place to live without enslaving ourselves for half our life to bankers. But OK buddy

[–] forgotmylastusername@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I am a westerner. No other comment. You've already made up your mind. And I can't be assed to talk over what ever incronguencies you have of mindset.

we’re all dirty imperialists exploiting them

Okay just one comment I'll have to withold else I'll probably get banned for insulting your intelligence

[–] MadhuGururajan@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago

I am a westerner. No other comment. You've already made up your mind.

So are the policy makers of the so called "developed" nations who immediately scoff and label anything good done for society as "communist". Seems like the people who made up their minds are the ones actively screwing over the U.S and U.K (I am sure there are other countries where the brain rot is expanding to).

And of course the rest of the world have made up their mind. Who wouldn't after seeing for-profit healthcare and industrial prison complex, the war-mongering in the name of democracy of the capitalist class.

Anything good done for the common citizen and the planet s considered "socialist" and within a fraction of a second labelled as "evil"? Isn't that hypocrisy? Capitalism's treatment of "Just Stop Oil" activists is enough to convince a lot of people who are not brainwashed by propaganda.

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