• octopus_ink@lemmy.ml
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    105
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    4 months ago

    People keep trying to convince me it’s not evidence of two justice systems.

     

    But it is.

    • WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      69
      arrow-down
      2
      ·
      edit-2
      4 months ago

      It’s evidence that we live in corporatocracies masquerading as “democracies”. The 0.1%, shielded by the liability protections of the corporations they own, and their armies of lobbyists — they finance our politics, choose who ends up on the ballot, and shadow write most of our legislation, policies, and regulations.

      Trump is free because he is a part of that < 0.1%.

      The Boeing execs who oversaw systemic fraud, lied to the FAA, and murdered 166 people still ARE FREE AND RICH. Why? Because they are the 0.1%.

      The IPCC hosts fossil fuelled climate summits in fossil fuel exporting countries, inviting fossil fuel corporations and lobbyists to attend — at a scientific conference about how to solve the crisis they created and profited from! why? Because we live in corporatocracies.

      • seaQueue@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        16
        arrow-down
        1
        ·
        4 months ago

        The US is a kleptocracy, we’re ruled by the people who have looted the public

      • TotalFat@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        11
        arrow-down
        1
        ·
        4 months ago

        If any country’s government spied on its own people as much as big business does in America, people would flip out. But in America, big business really is the government.

        We are so fucked…

        • jaybone@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          5
          ·
          4 months ago

          But no one would really “flip out” because none one could really do anything about it.