“This book had WAY too much of an obvious agenda for me and I’m a leftist!” :fedposting:

Nah let’s be real they’re probably just a shitlib who thinks putting BLM in their bio and supporting Warren makes them a leftist

  • sooper_dooper_roofer [none/use name]
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    2 years ago

    because the material conditions of even the most exploited worker in the US is far high than on the periphery of empire

    of the most exploited white worker*

    https://imageio.forbes.com/blogs-images/timworstall/files/2015/10/creditsuisseweatlhreport.jpg?format=jpg&width=960

    That tail end of the America curve is disproportionately Black/Latino

    Also shows that there are no desperately poor people in China. They virtually don't exist. :xi-shining:

    • axont [she/her, comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      I'm kind of a dumb dumb, can you put that chart into words please? Wealth decile is how proportionally wealthy a given demographic is and the percentage on the right is how much of that region they make up?

      • sooper_dooper_roofer [none/use name]
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        2 years ago

        The percentage on the left is how much of that decile can be found in the given region. Of the bottom 10% of earth: 10% of them can be found in the US. About 15% of them from Europe. And virtually 0 from China.

        Of the RICHEST 10% on earth: 65% of them are Western. Only 10% from China.

        it's global wealth deciles numbered 1 thru 10.

        For example, the average American is extremely rich, except for the 10% of Americans who are in the bottom 10%ile of global wealth (and also the 10% of Americans who are in the 20-60%ile of global wealth)

        The average American is extremely rich, but the variance is extremely high. If you were to be born somewhere random, it would be safest to be born in China, where you have a guarantee of avoiding the worst poverty.

        • axont [she/her, comrade/them]
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          2 years ago

          ok that's incredibly striking compared to everywhere else and yeah I see that now. The average American is either very globally rich or incredibly desperate, no middle ground. It would explain why you only have three true political movements in the USA: nice imperialism, mean imperialism, and completely apathetic.

    • wire [it/its]
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      2 years ago

      Absolutely meant to have white be in that sentence. Great additions too comrade