• solomon42069@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    Western democracy is at risk until this is done. We literally don’t deserve to exist if we can’t figure this basic stuff out - i.e. when our own people are dying, maybe the empty private hospital beds and ample staff resources should be used to save those lives. Because people are… gonna die otherwise. The fact that anything else needs to be said is the problem.

    • Sop@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      5 days ago

      ‘Western style democracy’ has never been truly democratic because of how money influences elections and politicians. True democracy isn’t possible as long as there exists a capital class in society. The capital class will not give up its wealth without a class war.

      • Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world
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        5 days ago

        Hence the need to remove

        • money as Free Speach
        • corporations are people
        • lobbying is legal

        But changes to these policies won’t occur because these policies already exist.

        • Birch@sh.itjust.works
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          And they are self sustaining, as long as money can buy politicians, no politician would ever be able to stop it on their own.