• Doomsider@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    We are all in an abusive relationship with our government here in the US. For some reason we are accepting being lied to, gaslight, and manipulated by our ruling class.

    For all their faults the Democratic party is the only one doing something about it. From trying to hold police responsible to protecting our most vulnerable people.

    Meanwhile Maga is repealing transparency laws, taking away women’s rights, and othering people at an alarming pace.

    The two side of the same coin rhetoric grows old and at this point is only here to blur the lines and continue to give conservatives control due to apathy.

    • hypnoton@discuss.online
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      4 months ago

      For some reason we are accepting being lied to, gaslight, and manipulated by our ruling class.

      We have been bred to be moral. To NOT accept abuse and lies implies to fight. And fighting is never considered moral. To fight you have to admit there is a conflict (your interests vs the billionaires aka “the owner class”), then escalate the already existing conflict, do lots of deeds considered atrocious by society, etc.

      Morality, like religion, is a conservative policy meant to protect the status quo at all costs. That’s why no one ever went to jail for preaching or exercising morality. If morality could change the status quo, it would be prohibited and punished.