The most successful political propaganda in our time was convincing millions of people that caring for others and the planet was somehow a threat to America.

  • im_fine_sandy@nord.pubEnglish
    47·
    9 days ago

    No way. It’s the obsession with Americans weird take on “freedom” and it seems to have been around since forever.

    Its freedom as in everyone is free to not have health insurance if the choose not to. Everyone is free to die by gun homicide if they wish to.

    Of course, no one is free to choose what to do with their own body, like not have a baby or take hormones - that would just be weird.

    And yes, any changes to the status quo would be a threat to the people profiting from it.

    • Dyskolos@lemmy.zip
      14·
      9 days ago

      I guess you misinterpreted “land of the free”. It’s free companies, not free slaves. You guys are worker-bees with no real freedom other than buying a truck and a gun because…reasons.

      No mockery of YOU. Just sarcasm towards a broken system.

    • LadyMeow@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      5·
      9 days ago

      Yeah….i would argue it’s just money and capitalism. ‘Freedom’, small government, deregulation ‘small’ business, tax changes, it’s all just for profits for rich fuckos. Environment? Well that cuts oil and gas profits! Environmental regulations? Not using that awful chemical hurts manufacturing profits! Taxes? We will cut them all! (Yours expire but the business ones are in perpetuity).