"People don’t cheer for chaos when they feel like justice is possible. But right now, what options do they have? The Supreme Court is corrupt, voting feels useless, and the people in power are funded by the very corporations they’re supposed to regulate. Of course, Mangione gets turned into a meme hero—it’s not him they love; it’s the idea of someone finally fighting back" https://www.thegodpodcast.com/p/those-who-make-peaceful-revolution
@rob11563 @taylorlorenz does it differ dramatically from US ca. 1980?
@chucker @taylorlorenz Trends in income and wealth inequality https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2020/01/09/trends-in-income-and-wealth-inequality/
In 1790, they had no television, no streaming services and no TikTok or Instagram. Nowadays, nothing will happen. The people are numb.