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[–] GaveUp@hexbear.net 65 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

People are being purposefully divided by the ruling class into meaningless containers like Democrats/Republicans, White/black, and tenant/landlord

We're all on the same side and they know they can't beat us if we all put aside our differences and band together

We need to focus on real issues that affect our every day lives, like Russian and Chinese imperialism. And also the crazyyyy North Koreans

[–] romaselli@lemmygrad.ml 28 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

If this is satire: lol If this isn't satire: what the fuck?

[–] Findom_DeLuise@hexbear.net 54 points 2 years ago

If you see a Hexbear account that is older than like a month posting a take like this, it's a bit. The unironic ones don't last long because they get sent straight to the poster gulag

[–] judgeholden@hexbear.net 42 points 2 years ago (1 children)

this is hexbear, all of our posts are couched in like 7 layers of irony and sarcasm

[–] mustardman@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago

Also, the prompt was to write a liberal response

[–] Frank@hexbear.net 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The twists is the last sentence. Honestly a good set up, GaveUp had me going until I read the last sentence twice.

[–] SixSidedUrsine@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago

I don't know, I think by the end of that first line it was clear that something was seriously awry. One of those three divisions is not like the others.

[–] bigboopballs@hexbear.net 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

People are being purposefully divided by the ruling class into meaningless containers like Democrats/Republicans, White/black, and tenant/landlord

We're all on the same side and they know they can't beat us if we all put aside our differences and band together

I'm not on the same side as landlords I-was-saying

edit: oh no, I ate the onion

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 47 points 2 years ago

Also we need to put homeless people into camps so billionaire gentrifiers in San Francisco feel safe.

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 40 points 2 years ago (2 children)

What's the liberals response to all this?

Sorry, I had to. 
Vote.

[–] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 33 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)
[–] Findom_DeLuise@hexbear.net 21 points 2 years ago

Endless brunch until November, then vote

[–] emizeko@hexbear.net 17 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago

I'd expect nothing less from a guy called @Politidope.

[–] Shinji_Ikari@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago

That second one cracks me up every time. Its like yelling "Stop! or I'll tell you to stop again!"

[–] HighOnCopium@hexbear.net 40 points 2 years ago (1 children)

“Very sad to hear that. 😔 It’s unfortunate that this is the current state of our country. White supremacy is a huge problem here and no one should be treated this way. 😔” [offers no solutions to the issue]

[–] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 32 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The effects are very bad, of course. But the causes? The causes are great.

[–] Crowtee_Robot@hexbear.net 34 points 2 years ago

Yeah but did you see trump-kubrick-stare ? It's like Christmas in August.

[–] GeorgeZBush@hexbear.net 23 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] SimulatedLiberalism@hexbear.net 28 points 2 years ago (2 children)

This is not a joke. Even though overall unemployment has gone down, black unemployment has gone up in recent months instead.

The system that Bidenomics embodies is designed to ensure that that minorities take the brunt of the economic consequences first before the rest of the population. And you can imagine how that will inevitably exacerbate social tensions between different segments of the demographics, and all to the benefit of the capitalists.

[–] XTornado@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The system that Bidenomics embodies is designed to ensure that that minorities take the brunt of the economic consequences first before the rest of the population.

How?

[–] SimulatedLiberalism@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Obama deleted half of the generational wealth of black communities overnight when he evicted 9 million American homeowners (mostly low income black and Hispanic families), thereby facilitated the biggest wealth transfer from ethnic minorities to private capital and ensured that they and their children will never accumulate enough wealth to become homeowners again in the future.

Biden’s economic policy is simply a continuation of Obama’s racist policy. For example, by raising interest rates to 5% within one year, people with low income are being penalized while the top 10% are largely shielded from it. To put in more clearly, black families whose median income are much lower than white families are paying a lot more due to higher interests (i.e. becoming even poorer) to sustain their livelihood. And the layoffs that resulted from rate hikes also affected low income segments first, which is why you are seeing a rise in black unemployment when the overall trend is going down.

[–] DamarcusArt@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Excuse me, that doesn't sound like simulated liberalism to me!

Obama can't have had racist policies because he's African American.

[–] BurgerPunk@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

A plan backed by Biden disproportionately hurts minorities? surprised-pika

[–] Catradora_Stalinism@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

biden going back to his segregationist days

[–] BurgerPunk@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago

That's the thing, he never really left Jack brump

[–] HarryLime@hexbear.net 18 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Is crime actually up by much?

[–] ristoril_zip@lemmy.zip 29 points 2 years ago (2 children)

No, but reporting about crime is up because it gets good ratings and more ratings means more beer and toilet paper sales.

[–] Frank@hexbear.net 20 points 2 years ago

Also "news" sources aren't required to tell the truth because something something entertainment something something no reasonable person would believe us.

[–] SoyViking@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago

The most rational economic system in action!

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It's enough that it's got the talking heads on the msm spinning it that it is, which is why I brought it up.

[–] Frank@hexbear.net 17 points 2 years ago

I wouldn't trust them, or local police. Afaik the FBI is the least sketchy source of crime stats, and then maybe there are some independent researchers that are okayish.

[–] Cummunism@hexbear.net 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

talking heads

unless talking about the band, plz no. talking heads will say crime is bad because the corporate overlords want more cops.

[–] ClimateChangeAnxiety@hexbear.net 14 points 2 years ago

I think it is slightly but it’s up from being the lowest of all time

[–] Nagarjuna@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I don't know about crime generally, but retail has seen dramatic staffing cuts and as a result, shoplifting is up for sure. No data, just reporting from the ground. It's not a problem when they're subtle, but the assholes who push you around to get to the liquor are stressful.

[–] 420blazeit69@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago

It's hard to generalize, but I think violent crime is falling from the recent spike, while property crime is stable or even up a little (shoplifting, as you said).

[–] GayTuckerCarlson@hexbear.net 15 points 2 years ago

I can't stop farting

[–] tuga@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago

Same as plenty of socialists I've seen lately, vote blue no matter who

Don't know why I didn't see it coming that everyone would fall in line to save democracy again

[–] dragongloss@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

MoRe pOlIcE! mOrE TrAiNiNg! mOrE FuNdInG!

(please don't do this.)

[–] Catradora_Stalinism@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You almost have to admire, in a sickening way, the insane way the US co-opted an anti-police racial equality movement. They were able to use it to justify even more police funding! It drives me insane that most americans will fall for this every single time.

[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I keep expecting a given event to be the final nail in the coffin for my sanity but the US keeps finding more goddamned nails.

[–] Catradora_Stalinism@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago

it will be an iron coffin at this rate

[–] Lucero@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago

One problem not trying to nessarly shit stir but what is defined as crime is really broad in America this kinda is a important slice of nuance to this discussion.

[–] a_blanqui_slate@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The preacher man says it's the end of time

He says that America's rivers are going dry

The interest is up, the stock market's down

You guys got to be careful walking around here this late at night

This, this, this is the perfect place to get jumped

But do you think the end of the world is coming?

No; so says the preacher man, but I don't go by what he says

[–] ghost_of_faso2@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 years ago

build more prisons