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[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 5 hours ago

Capitalism is massively dependent on coercing labor through the deprivation of basic human needs.

[–] spinda@leminal.space 6 points 7 hours ago

The depravity is beyond parody.

[–] p3n@lemmy.world 10 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

If Life is an inalienable right, and food is an undeniable necessity for human life, then it should be self-evident that food is a human right.

[–] MrTolkinghoen@lemmy.zip 5 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

We're dealing with a society that doesn't understand what inalienable means, and especially the leaders.

[–] Fleur_@aussie.zone 14 points 11 hours ago (3 children)

You'd think Americans would be on board considering how much they eat

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 13 points 9 hours ago

Americans who have any political voice (right wingers these days) have plenty to eat and hate the poor. They prefer them hungry as some sort of punishment for ending up needing the help. We have Ayn Rand capitalism in our blood.

Ayn Rand, who died impoverished eating through public assistance hated the poor and made it morally acceptable for Americans to hate their poor. She thought altruism was evil. She was also a zionist who thought Arabs were "primatives" https://mondoweiss.net/2012/08/ryan-said-to-be-meeting-with-adelson/

[–] hayvan@feddit.nl 7 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Yes but they only want themselves to eat, not others.

[–] Makhno@lemmy.world 8 points 10 hours ago

They'd love to starve a bunch of their fellow americans, too

[–] Soulg@ani.social 2 points 10 hours ago

I mean the majority of the citizens certainly are on board

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 23 points 14 hours ago (2 children)
[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 7 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

we aren't. they are. "they" being the fascist fuckwads in washington

[–] brianary@lemmy.zip 3 points 7 hours ago

In DC. My state has been fighting harder against this stuff than almost anyone else.

[–] Soulg@ani.social 3 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

Well if you listen to the people here, we're also bad for being victims of it and not killing people

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

It isnt people we' d be killing. Those creatures ceased being people a long time ago

[–] AeonFelis@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

No. Just... don't. I don't know if you are trying to absolve humanity from their sins, or if you are just participating in the great tradition of declaring your enemies as inhuman so that you can kill them guilt-free - but either way, don't.

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

Then sit your ass back on your couch and wait for them to come for you because they absolutely will

[–] thatradomguy@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago

I like this plan.

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 11 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Good knowing we're the Axis this time around.

Shithole.

[–] Infinite@lemmy.zip 4 points 10 hours ago

Makes sense. Being an ally is woke.

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 31 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (2 children)

The US is a shithole country.

Also the only country where children don't have rights.

[–] roserose56@lemmy.zip 9 points 14 hours ago

Big news everybody! The country that does nothing right, did the same thing again!
Like we did expect something different.

[–] MITM0@lemmy.world 23 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (5 children)

Of course they did. You know what else should be a human right ?

Internet (We are not talking about social media)

[–] Landless2029@lemmy.world 12 points 14 hours ago

Internet should be treated as a utility some 15 years ago.

Job searches, paying bills, medical portals and more. It's a requirement today even more so.

[–] iglou@programming.dev 6 points 17 hours ago

And it's even easier to implement than food. Many countries already have free access to computers with internet in public libraries.

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[–] RandomlyGeneratedName@lemmy.world 38 points 21 hours ago

I am really sick of the US. It’s never been great, but I really hate this overtly celebrating evil regime today.

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 15 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

The UN declaration of Human Rights already declared "freedom from want" a human right, which includes food, shelter, and clothing.

Food is already a human right, according to the UN.

[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Man I want a 5090

[–] leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

freedom from want

That goes against the very foundations of capitalism!

The UN is lucky no one in the USA government can read, or they'd've already been liberated with extreme prejudice!

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 5 points 13 hours ago

Didn't you read? Trump just signed an executive order that claims anticapitalist actions are terrorism.

I wish I was being sarcastic..

[–] wowwoweowza@lemmy.world 7 points 17 hours ago

How did I miss hearing f about this in 2021??

[–] Wilco@lemmy.zip 13 points 20 hours ago

The US vote counts as a veto right? That sucks ass.

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