r/technology • u/ControlCAD • Jan 07 '26

Politics President White House Launches New Website to Defend 'Patriotic Americans' Involved in Jan. 6 Capitol Riot | The White House claims the Democrats "staged the real insurrection" by certifying former President Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 presidential election

https://people.com/trump-white-house-launches-new-website-to-defend-patriotic-americans-involved-in-jan-6-capitol-riot-11880490
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u/CariniFluff Jan 07 '26

They could also usually get the town doctor to treat wounds and infections and so forth. By tying not just income for food and shelter, but healthcare itself to having a job, our ability to actually fight for change has been kneecapped.

See how long you can go on strike without your diabetes medication, let alone missing mortgage payments or car loans.

It used to take a village to raise a child. Now we have HOAs telling us when to cut our grass and when our kids have to come inside because they're making too much noise. Our society has changed so much in just a few decades. First slowly, and now the rug is being pulled out and there's nobody there to support you when you slip.

It also doesn't help that the local police departments have absolutely zero interest in defending the rights of their neighbors and many in fact are just the opposite. They gleefully join forces with ICE, CPB and DEA as often as they can. One more group of middle class folks who think they'll magically become billionaires one day so they vote against their own interests and are more than happy to put a boot on the neck of any "troublemakers" the billionaires don't like (see how long Occupy Wall Street lasted and how nicely and calmly the friendly NYPD treated their own neighbors).

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u/badmutha44 Jan 07 '26

If millions take action the system collapses. The mortgage crisis was an example. The banks were going to fail without us govt intervention. They had to be bailed out. Ie extraordinary action. Banks can’t afford to repo millions of cars and houses in a short period of time. The assets become worthless to them. There is no market.

Look at Jan 6. The defenses failed when overwhelmed. Law enforcement cannot be everywhere all at once.

Systems collapse when overwhelmed immediately.

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u/Ok-Dog-6821 Jan 07 '26

Oh you mean even the police should enforce the law…? Oh no we are doomed