It’s not corruption, it’s working as intended. The citizens united case ruled that paying off legislators is equivalent to voting. We literally live in a textbook oligarchy, this is how it works and it’s working by design that way.
It’s more that corruption is to say the system isn’t supposed to work this way.
corruption
noun
cor·rup·tion kə-ˈrəp-shən
Synonyms of corruption
1
a
: dishonest or illegal behavior especially by powerful people (such as government officials or police officers) : depravity
b
: inducement to wrong by improper or unlawful means (such as bribery)
the corruption of government officials
c
: a departure from the original or from what is pure or correct
the corruption of a text
the corruption of computer files
d
: decay, decomposition
the corruption of a carcass
It’s not dishonest or illegal behavior. It is entirely within the fucked up letter of the law. Systemic change is needed not purity.
It’s really not if you read the constitution you’ll see how it gives power to the elites/ruling class and why the anti federalists opposed the constitution.
Nah, that’s just the typical small mindset that things should be cast away just because they have problems.
Like police. We NEED police, just not the same organization we currently have, and certainly not a police force that intermingles violent and non-violent events. We need police who don’t reach for a gun and we need police who can deal with armed criminals.
The economy can be fixed. We just need a government with the balls to actually tax rich assholes and fund social services.
Always remember what comes first in any national emergency. Whats the first thing our leaders always make clear when the chips are down?
"We will do everything necessary to protect our beloved nationsocietystruggling citizensECONOMY."
People don’t matter here, only capital. If you are attached to meaningful capital, you will want for nothing and live in embarrassing decadence that would make pharoahs blush, if you aren’t attached to meaningful capital, you are livestock for those that are. You are less than human in the eyes of the capital hoarders in charge.
Definitely need to do more, but, consumers could choose android over apple. Apples walled garden bullshit is why the only apple devices I’ve ever had were a couple of old school ipods and various Macintoshs going back to the IIe.
It sucks moving platforms. I did it going from blackberry to android but with android I can buy any phone I want and it’s mine to do with as I please and plenty of phones have community support to keep an android version updated and secure.
As someone who’s only owned Androids, it’s just a different walled garden. It’s a duopoly instead of a monopoly.
You can’t really own your phone whatever you do. Even if you root it all your important apps like banking ones will stop working so there really isn’t a choice.
The US absolutely has the balls. They’re currently bound and being used by the corporations to lead us around.
Yeah, we should probably say something about how they treat us, but God damn if our politicians don’t have the biggest fucking orgasm every time a billionaire compliments them.
Ah yes, that’s why the government is on it’s knees in front of these corporations … because it has balls… yep, the government sure has balls … on it’s chin.
true, that was a dick move. still bought the 4 and don’t regret it 1,5 years later. i got used to having DACs around, as an audiophile it doesn’t bother me much.
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If only the US lacked the corruption…
It’s not corruption, it’s working as intended. The citizens united case ruled that paying off legislators is equivalent to voting. We literally live in a textbook oligarchy, this is how it works and it’s working by design that way.
I feel like your point is almost excusing it. Just because the corruption is working doesn’t mean it’s not corruption.
It’s more that corruption is to say the system isn’t supposed to work this way.
It’s not dishonest or illegal behavior. It is entirely within the fucked up letter of the law. Systemic change is needed not purity.
The letter of the law being what it is due to corruption.
It’s really not if you read the constitution you’ll see how it gives power to the elites/ruling class and why the anti federalists opposed the constitution.
It’s not an excuse. The system isnt broken and needs to be reformed. The system is working as intended and needs to be abolished.
Nah, that’s just the typical small mindset that things should be cast away just because they have problems.
Like police. We NEED police, just not the same organization we currently have, and certainly not a police force that intermingles violent and non-violent events. We need police who don’t reach for a gun and we need police who can deal with armed criminals.
The economy can be fixed. We just need a government with the balls to actually tax rich assholes and fund social services.
When things are so bad that corruption is legalized and encouraged, it doesn’t stop being corruption.
I’m not sure what you mean by ; keeping in line…
I mean they’re collaborating with them to spy on the American nation and the entire world, with their creatively named secret projects…
As an American (optimistic hostage) I couldn’t agree more.
Always remember what comes first in any national emergency. Whats the first thing our leaders always make clear when the chips are down?
"We will do everything necessary to protect our beloved
nationsocietystruggling citizensECONOMY."People don’t matter here, only capital. If you are attached to meaningful capital, you will want for nothing and live in embarrassing decadence that would make pharoahs blush, if you aren’t attached to meaningful capital, you are livestock for those that are. You are less than human in the eyes of the capital hoarders in charge.
Those are our American Values in practice.
Definitely need to do more, but, consumers could choose android over apple. Apples walled garden bullshit is why the only apple devices I’ve ever had were a couple of old school ipods and various Macintoshs going back to the IIe.
It sucks moving platforms. I did it going from blackberry to android but with android I can buy any phone I want and it’s mine to do with as I please and plenty of phones have community support to keep an android version updated and secure.
As someone who’s only owned Androids, it’s just a different walled garden. It’s a duopoly instead of a monopoly.
You can’t really own your phone whatever you do. Even if you root it all your important apps like banking ones will stop working so there really isn’t a choice.
The US absolutely has the balls. They’re currently bound and being used by the corporations to lead us around.
Yeah, we should probably say something about how they treat us, but God damn if our politicians don’t have the biggest fucking orgasm every time a billionaire compliments them.
“The US has the balls.”
Ah yes, that’s why the government is on it’s knees in front of these corporations … because it has balls… yep, the government sure has balls … on it’s chin.
I feel like you didn’t read my comment since we’re essentially making the same joke. But funny comment
-sent from my smartphone made by an equally shitty company.
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…who also ditched the 3.5mm jack.
Sorry. Couldn’t resist. Irks me way too much.
true, that was a dick move. still bought the 4 and don’t regret it 1,5 years later. i got used to having DACs around, as an audiophile it doesn’t bother me much.
Hardly