You guys are entering the late decadence phase as already experienced in the Roman Empire
AndrewZabar@lemmy.world 1 week ago
The United States is not a nation anymore. It’s a corporation. It’s also 100% corrupt. When will people come to terms with this? As long as most people are in denial of this, it will always be so.
3x3@lemy.lol 1 week ago
AndrewZabar@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Not exactly, but similar. The dynamics of the haves and have-nots are different because of the sheer numbers. But we are at a point where if just a certain amount more of the wealth is shifted to the oligarchs, then the entire system will collapse.
I’ve already gotten a three day ban on Reddit for making certain statements, so I’ll just state my opinion that the only way to stop this is to mortify a few billionaires. But aside from that, the problem is apathy, complacency, and lack of unity. This is why they came up with all the petty divisive “issues” which are really not issues. This is why the Orange Feces-Man did that whole mask thing. Because if people were united and everyone felt they were on the same side, there would be rebellion - nay, revolution. It’s happened in the past many, many, many times around the world through history. But I don’t think they ever had the sheer magnitude of distractions that we have today. Bread and Circuses vs Streaming, social media, entertainment more than all the humans of the earth could collectively consume. THAT, the Romans did not have at their disposal to weaponize.
ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Fun fact, the term for running a nation like a corporation is fascism.
AndrewZabar@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Well it’s already been this way for like 20 years almost. It’s been forming for many decades, but it’s a done deal.