Do they? Pretty sure lots of people would reject an idea like "maybe we should just kill disabled people" whatever you call it.
MarxMadness
joined 1 year ago
Ok, now make an argument for Harris that isn't "Trump Bad"
We know he is, the problem is Harris is bad, too.
I will very much enjoy not being rounded up by the Department of Homeland Security for it.
Run this one by all the people beaten and arrested for protesting the genocide we're funding in Palestine.
If Trump gets elected again… I think the possibility of Palestinians getting exterminated becomes a genuine possibility, and the damage to our climate and our ability to reverse course after four years look very fragile.
Biden has given unconditional support to Israel, and had even circumvented Congress to give them more material support. Biden has not only done nothing of substance to fight climate change, but has approved more federal oil drilling permits than Trump.
If Trump did the things Biden did, Democrats would correctly call him a war criminal and threat to the planet.
As soon as the land of any country has all become private property, the landlords, like all other men, love to reap where they never sowed, and demand a rent even for its natural produce.
Card-carrying member of the Communist Party Adam Smith
Maybe the market isn't the best way to distribute a basic human need
That can be fixed with restrictions on what corporations can get away with
The problem is that capital can and does react to this. Companies will bribe and lobby until they can erode whatever meager guardrails you managed to install, and in the meantime they'll carefully calculate how much they can break the law before the consequences outweigh the benefits.
As long as capital is the main driver of politics this will keep happening. "Take money out of politics" doesn't work, either, because capital will erode or evade those laws, too. You do have to look at moving on from capitalism if you want anything more than a small, temporary change.
What is it you think vapes emit?