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[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 22 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

What is the source for the images?

To me it looks like a fancy dinner party in say London, and a picture of Gaza.

If that is accurate, then it isn't really how a revolution starts.

I get what you are trying to say, but I need more info before agreeing or not.

[–] anticolonialist@lemmy.world 9 points 4 weeks ago

That was at Windsor Castle this last weekend at the banquet for Trump's state visit

[–] Liljekonvalj@feddit.org 3 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

No way that is Gaza. No way. Way too much food on their table. Might be Egypt? Syria? Iraq? Maybe even Iran? But not Gaza. The people in Gaza are starving.

Edit just noticed the ruins behind them. Syria maybe?

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 weeks ago

Ok, my mistake, my point still stands, pretending that these two pictures comes from the same city or even country, and drawing a line leading to revolution is just dumb.

The poor people in the ruins are not even on the same continent as the dinner party.

[–] Hamartia@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

Looks like Guildhall in London

[–] echodot@feddit.uk -3 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (3 children)

Yeah to be honest no one really cares about the picture on the left. To be clear, the paying to be there with their own personal wealth. Now you could make the arguement that that wealth was misappropriated but it's not coming directly from the public purse.

There are plenty of examples of abusive power that could have been provided, but that isn't one of them. That's just an example of the wealthy being tasteless.

[–] anticolonialist@lemmy.world 10 points 4 weeks ago

Picture in the left was this last weekend at Windsor Castle, state banquet for Trump. None of them paid to be there

[–] Zombie@feddit.uk 5 points 4 weeks ago

To be clear, they are paying to be there with their own personal wealth. Now you could make the arguement that that wealth was misappropriated but it's not coming directly from the public purse.

Shite. Who's paying for those Beefeaters? Pretty sure it's mine and your taxes.

[–] primrosepathspeedrun@anarchist.nexus 1 points 4 weeks ago

Being tasteless is perfectly acceptable on a social level.