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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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Everything about CEOs is like a monarchy. Wealth inheritance in business families like the Waltons? Just the capitalism version of royal heirs getting their throne. Presidents? They don't run jackshit ever since money got into politics

America is back in the era of kings, and arguably a worse one

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[–] DarkMetatron@feddit.org -2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Killing someone should, if at all, always be the last thing not the first.

The correct way to solve this is by stripping them from their power/money not by killing them.

[–] insanemantis@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

And who's gonna strip them of their power? Oh yeah maybe the government can

But oh no, the billionaires can also strip the government of their power too

They are too closely allied for any change to happen. It's all just talk, it's all just theatre

Change can only happen once the people regain their power, and what worked? Peaceful protests? Picket signs? Yeah sure worked well against ICE and company

Why keep holding up an umbrella against knives falling from the sky when you can go fight the cunt that keeps throwing them off the roof of that building?

[–] snooggums@piefed.world 0 points 2 days ago

We are rapidly approaching the last thing step.