• Rom [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    1 year ago

    If a single individual on government assistance was unable to account for $300 we would hear so much outrage from the media on it alongside vocal demands to slash the welfare budget. Yet when a government agency that has “never passed a comprehensive audit” just gives a shrug-outta-hecks when asked to account for the bulk of their $3 trillion budget, the response is apparently to just…give them more money?

    Why are the politicians responsible for this (and I’m sure there are quite a few of them) not in constant fear for their lives right now?

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      Because material conditions are consistently hovering juuust above revolt levels. If we want a massive sweeping change, shit will get worse first. People will demand change, but I believe a large portion of society will have to be starving and on the streets before we consider movement that actually does anything to change the status quo, due to the risk of death.