AntifaSuperWombat [she/her]

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  • AntifaSuperWombat [she/her]toSlop.Literal American Slop
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    2 days ago

    I was more or less in shitposting-mode when I wrote that catgirl-smug

    But your response really made me think, because I’m very poor (for someone living in the EU), like I don’t even have an income or ever had a job because of health issues. So I’m not even among those that are fighting for the slop, I’m just in the background watching the carnage. Yet because I live in a country that has somewhat of a safety-net, I’m mostly at peace with my situation. Of course I desire some things that others have, but I’m still fine with a modest life.

    I keep seeing other comrades talking about the issues in their lives, and even though they objectively have a better life than me, I still get the feeling that they are worse off, because they have to constantly fight to survive, to not end up homeless or to run out of meds. If everything is going as planned, you can have a really nice time in places like the US but if something bad happens, you’re screwed. No solidarity, no cushion, no nothing. Everything has been stripped away by the greed of a few.

    So I definitely prefer living in a country that maybe doesn’t have all the potential luxuries that Amerikkka has to offer, but instead has services that aren’t optimized for profit but made to help people. I don’t want to be stuck in a bottomless, golden cage where I constantly have to cling to the bars to not fall off and it makes me sad that the achievements of the labour movement from the last century are being eroded bit by bit in so many countries.

    If basic needs aren’t being satisfied then how can we even think about implementing all those nice extras that you mentioned in your previous comment? Of course you could argue that technological advancements could make things better or that politicians could hand out a couple of treats, but then I would respond that as long as the whole system is set up to exploit everything, all those niceties always have either a catch or just a thin veneer. In the end profit comes before humans and their quality of life.

    So fuck billionaires and their cronies! Leave my buses and trains alone! catgirl-hiss