Comment on Why does the USA have so few legal protections for ordinary people, and how can we change that?

Boozilla@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• stoly@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Basically we got all our rights in the post war period. Baby boomers and their parents had an excellent time, got theirs, then pulled up the ladder behind them. Zoomers will probably fix this but it’ll be interesting to see if it sticks this time.

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  • murmelade@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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    • yardy_sardley@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’d rather have a New Deal 2

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      • inbeesee@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Electric Boogaloo

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    • june@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Accelerationism isn’t a good look

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• AndrewZabar@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  We need a kind of everybody union.

  I had this conversation with lots of people if everyone saw a company is doing things or taking advantage of people imagine if on the exact same day, one million customers canceled their accounts. That kind of unity can give all the power needed to the regular people. But you can’t get people to cooperate or even to have enough self-discipline to go along with something that isn’t for their immediate and measurable benefit. And so the big players know they can abuse and exploit.

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  • rimmedalpha@lemmynsfw.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    A more perfect union, that can establish justice and domestic tranquility. One that provides for the common defense, promotes the general welfare, and secures the blessing of liberty for ourselves and future generations.

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    • Archer@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Dang if only we had written that down and made it legally enforceable

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  • RobotToaster@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    One big union? For all the industrial workers in the world? I wonder if anyone has thought of that before.

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    • yeather@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Too bad it never works.

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  • tabarnaski@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    We need a kind of everybody union.

    In a democracy, that’s called a government.

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    • AndrewZabar@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      U.S.A. is not a democracy, it’s an oligarchy. Has been for decades, but more so now than ever before. Corporations have begun to openly ignore law and have no fear of punishment. Because they own the government they write the laws and they decide what happens everywhere.

      As I said in a different comment, it’s a painful thing to hear, but the sad simple truth is, the bad guys won.

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  • lone_faerie@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Isn’t that ideally what the government is supposed to be? We can’t all individually fight for ourselves, so we vote for people to represent us and work to protect our interests. That is, if politicians actual represented their constituents and not the highest bidder.

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    • AndrewZabar@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Well yes except our government is bought and owned by those corporations. That’s why we are not represented by them.

      There’s a simple way to put it, but it’s painful to hear: the bad guys won.

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  • Boozilla@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I have had this same thought many times! Vote with our wallets en masse. It’s kind of almost happening to fast food.

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  • trolololol@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    In Australia ACCC takes care of abusive businesses, surely there must be something like that? Even 3rd world countries like Brazil has something like it.

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    • AndrewZabar@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Nope. America is OWNED by rich people. It’s a corporation and they make the laws so all the laws are to help them have more power.

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      • SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I wouldn’t see it so black-and-whitely. I don’t think Tim Walz is owned by anyone and he is running for VP.

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    • Landless2029@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      We have the Federal Trade Comission but it needs to have the balls to really protect us.

      Even when they step up its usually a small fine the offender just writes off as the cost of doing business.

      Corp breaks a law. Makes $100m profit. Gets $10m fine. All good for the books!!

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      • WammKD@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        True but Lina Khan’s been doing some great work in changing that agency’s track record.

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    • SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I haven’t been to Brazil but as far as its politics goes I don’t think it’s that 3rd world

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      • trolololol@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Wait until you see the Brazilian definition of poverty.

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• Cryophilia@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The country was founded by slave owners.

  Thanks for starting your argument with this, so I know I can ignore the rest.

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  • Boozilla@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    So you don’t understand basic American history or what the word ignore means. Got it.

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    • Cryophilia@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      See also: blaming “capitalism” for literally everything

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• umbrella@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  basically capitalism

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