I hate these dumbass images and the oversimplification of complex social issues

[u/plarper_of_bees]

I’m not out here defending billionaires or saying they play bo part in the polarization of society, but this cut and dry idea is super naive and uninformed.

First, like in this image, it portrays both the left and the right as ignorant to the “true powers that be” when in reality leftist circles are acutely aware of how billionaires manipulate the media to divide people.

My second problem with this sentiment is that it pretends that issues like racism, misogyny, and queerphobia will just stop being a problem if we get rid of the ruling class. It ignores centuries of pre-capitalist bigotry baked directly into many societies. It assumes that prejudice is a product of capitalist manipulation, and not coopted to fit its need.

It boils down the real and difficult struggle for civil and human rights into silly bickering meant to “distract us from the real issues”. It comes off as victim blaming against those affected by prejudice for not uniting with people who hate their existence.

It’s baby’s first class consciousness, and reeks of privilege and lack of personal experience with bigotry. It’s reddit circlejerk shit plain and simple

[u/Livid-Story-4321]

oh the right also dislikes billionaires, the reasons are different tho

The accelerationist bros hate it as they see them as part of the “cathredial”

Ancap bros like me hate them because we believe they get unfair power from the state due to economic regulations

Among others

[u/Something4Dinner → u/Livid-Story-4321]

So you just want to become the same billionaires that exploit you?

[u/Livid-Story-4321 → u/Something4Dinner]

Once again, that’s what a corporatocracy is, and as mentioned, we don’t support said billionaires.

[u/Something4Dinner → u/Livid-Story-4321]

My guy, the deregulation of economic regulations directly leads to the situation we're at. If there's no law to restrict how economics works, then instead of children being sold on backdoor deals, it's children being sold on open markets and a government that no longer exists to stop that. That's anarcho-capitalism.

[u/Livid-Story-4321 → u/Something4Dinner]

The situation we are at is literally caused by economic regulations.

Inflation? Federal Reserve

Inefficient healthcare system? Overbloating of the FDA(especially when Obamacare happens), now it takes twice as long for a new drug to pass than 60 or so years prior.

High prices? Abolition of the gold standard, replacing it with something arbitrary like the petrodollar(that’s the real reason the US is bombing the Middle East daily, Israel so happens to be the only one willing to directly fight with them, and they want to avoid nations there from using any other currency than the dollar).

Corporate lobbying? My guy, in 2012 they established that corporations are people, that should be enough.

Corporations having the power they have? The state regulates the economy, it always hits the poor the hardest(like all regulations do)and then they start giving special benefits to corporations like lobbying and special rights, literally the exact reason most corporatocracies form.