• octopus_ink@lemmy.ml
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    6 months ago

    People keep trying to convince me it’s not evidence of two justice systems.

     

    But it is.

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      6 months ago

      It’s evidence that we live in corporatocracies masquerading as “democracies”. The 0.1%, shielded by the liability protections of the corporations they own, and their armies of lobbyists — they finance our politics, choose who ends up on the ballot, and shadow write most of our legislation, policies, and regulations.

      Trump is free because he is a part of that < 0.1%.

      The Boeing execs who oversaw systemic fraud, lied to the FAA, and murdered 166 people still ARE FREE AND RICH. Why? Because they are the 0.1%.

      The IPCC hosts fossil fuelled climate summits in fossil fuel exporting countries, inviting fossil fuel corporations and lobbyists to attend — at a scientific conference about how to solve the crisis they created and profited from! why? Because we live in corporatocracies.

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        If any country’s government spied on its own people as much as big business does in America, people would flip out. But in America, big business really is the government.

        We are so fucked…

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      6 months ago

      I think this is a consequence of any (unregulated) capitalistic system in general. The system is founded on money, more money will give anyone more influence and power over the system

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        It’s a consequence of our “growth at all costs” take on capitalism. Capitalism is only livable for the average person when it’s kept in check by a strong government and corruption is vigorously prosecuted. We’ve decided that corruption just happens and there’s nothing we can do about it, and so there are no disincentives to corrupting government.

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        6 months ago

        This has nothing to do with an economic system. This same shit is worse even in communist systems, and I’m not even going to try and point fingers at that system and say it is.

        The real reason is because of power, and a class system that protects its own.

    • IninewCrow@lemmy.ca
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      6 months ago

      It’s the subtle difference between a JUSTICE system and a LEGAL system.

      One aims to maintain law and order in society in a fair and equal way regardless of one’s status or situation.

      The other is a system gamed to benefit the richest and wealthiest individuals to get away with everything.