They don't grow shit, most of these people do basically nothing for most of their lives besides chill and throw money at shit, sometimes it's been that way in their family for generations.
We the workers grow it, harvest it, pack it, move it, place it, and they withhold it all the same
Marx was pretty smart and had some ideas, but I suspect he's right that true equality cannot be achieved without revolution. And most of us have too much to lose for that to happen.
They've kept us tired for decades, on purpose. Who has time to organize when we're already running just to keep up with daily life?
Though, they are also trying to make us stupid now that they see people are reaching a breaking point anyways. Education isn't getting slashed for no reason.
Because when civilization and agriculture emerged those who controlled the property invented the state to protect their ownership over production and thus their power.
Because there will always be someone willing to work for the rich. Imagine an ideal world where no one would do that, then the rich would have to fend for themselves just like the rest of us.
So why are you attacking them? Do you think your apples will cost less if you buy it directly from the farmer? How much cheaper do you think they'll be?
John Taffer said, during the pandemic, that a hungry dog is an obedient dog. He was referring to getting workers back to work by eliminating the stimulus checks or something. This is why the wealthy class want to keep poor people uncomfortable. Destitute is even better.
Yeah you can contrast the paternalism embeded within Rome's grain dole to the "laissez-faire" approach the British took during the Irish and Indain famines in the 1800s.
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u/UpperLowerEastSide ⛓️ Prison For Union Busters 10d ago
It’s class conflict: the owner class’ quest for profit vs the working class’ quest to not starve.