• MerryChristmas [any]
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      2 years ago

      I don't even want to dunk on these people. I just want them to step back for a second and think about the implications of what they are saying.

      It's like, if you think rich people deserve to be above the law then fine, fair enough, we'll just stop talking because the only language you'll understand is a brick through your car window. But if you're a normal person, that's a concept that you'll at least disagree with in theory. And if you can logically understand that this is wrong, you should be able to recognize that this outrage you're feeling is maybe a little bit manufactured. Right???

      I wish there was way to tell people "your lifestyle has been almost entirely subsidized by murder and exploitation of the global underclass," but like, in a fun way.

    • Bay_of_Piggies [he/him, comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      The presumption being every country is like the United States where the powerful are far far far more resistant to the consequences of their actions. Therefore it must be hellish for the average Chinese citizen if billionaires go to jail for their crimes. Very chauvinistic.