They’re afraid!

@196

I think the health insurance companies are actually taken by surprise by the amount of people who sincerely wish them death. Maybe we will see some almost-meaningful change soon?

  • cm0002@lemmy.world
    1541·
    19 days ago

    I’m starting to think the whole “Violence is never the answer” is just yet another propaganda piece of the rich

    • Signtist@lemm.eeEnglish
      19·
      19 days ago

      I never understood how our country - proudly founded through the uprising of the downtrodden to overthrow their oppressor with violence - could ever honestly think that violence is never the answer. Our national anthem has a stanza specifically dedicated to the rockets and bombs “we the people” used against the British.

    • Mnemnosyne@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      9·
      18 days ago

      Yes. Yes it is, it has been for years and years. They figured out that if they get us to believe violence is inherently bad and should never be resorted to, then they can safely ignore us. It starts early too, with that complete crock of shit about ignoring bullies making them go away.

      Violence should never be the first solution, but the threat of it needs to be there if the first attempt fails, and resorting to violence should happen as soon as it becomes apparent that nonviolent methods are not being regarded in good faith.

    • EchoCT@lemmy.ml
      81·
      19 days ago

      The lemmy.ml in my name for a reason. My realization moment was while I was in the military ironically enough.

      • Dragon Rider (drag)@lemmy.nzEnglish
        64·
        18 days ago

        Aren’t the admins of that instance a bunch of statists who support the government having a monopoly on the use of legitimate violence? As a communist, drag can’t support any ideology where the means of production are owned by an elite class of government officials rather than by the people.

            • EchoCT@lemmy.ml
              2·
              18 days ago

              I would argue that’s an issue of perspective, were I to post things that are hypercritical of western propaganda on world, I would be and have been banned there too. Managing propaganda is not the same thing as the claims made above.

              Nowhere in that link was there claims that only the state has a monopoly on violence.

              Edit: And I have absolutely been critical of Russia on their communities. As for the China critiques, I imagine they’re tired of the same western propaganda ad nauseum