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What is an absurdity that has been normalized by society? (midwest.social)

submitted 1 year ago by Lanky_Pomegranate530@midwest.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[-] willya@lemmyf.uk 9 points 1 year ago

Infidelity

[-] mysoulishome@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

In America, gaslighting by corporations and conservatives attempts to convince us that for profit healthcare is normal and fine. It’s ok for billionaires and huge corporations to get tax breaks and pay less or zero taxes because they “create jobs.” Businesses have the right to control elections with massive donations because…that’s free speech. Most rich people got that way by working hard…and anyone can do it. Immigrants are responsible for poor job markets and other economic woes.

[-] ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

Support for communism. People somehow manage to wildly exaggerate both the evils of capitalism and the benefits of communism, even though we have plenty of contemporary and historical examples to refer to.

[-] RecursiveParadox@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

No, we have historical examples of various X forms of Socialism that were supposed to be the intermediate state between capitalism and communism. All of the turned out to be authoritarian nightmares, but none of them actually made it to the communism stage of development.

Essentially truly supporting communism is merely saying we could be living in a post-scarcity state. The oligarchs ain't gonna let that happen though and their captive governments aren't about to let that happen though.

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