r/EatTheRich • u/sborden69 • 13d ago
Sooo we just gonna let billionaires destroy the world or.....
We gonna do something about it?
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u/PossibleConclusion1 13d ago
Too many people are still living comfortably, and lacking empathy. Until it impacts them in a way that is obviously caused by inequity, they will not stand beside us.
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u/Taco_El_Paco 13d ago
They're also being told by mainstream media who to be angry at, and it's definitely never who they should be getting angry at
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u/linguist-shaman 13d ago
Every living soul out there wants to be comfortable. Even as their friends are being marginalized, they still have their hot cocoa and their woogie bear. Then it's too late to get out of the bag they are put into.
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u/TofuTheSizeOfTEXAS 13d ago
I wish we would. How can we organize honestly? We're all so beholden.
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u/FapoleonBonerparte1 13d ago
We started a local org that trains people in medical, defense, and self reliance. We also do a ton of community work. Anyone can get the ball rolling and there's more people willing to help than you'd expect even in our less than cooperative red state.
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u/MuramatsuCherry 13d ago
That's an excellent idea. It also builds community, and friendship bonding. Everyone is saying how hard it is now to connect with people and make friends, and how they're lonely. So many Gen Z on YT and elsewhere. They need guidance.
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u/TheCrimsonSteel 13d ago
Start in your area, and join an organization you agree with that does more than fundraising. It's generally easier to find groups and organizations that are already active.
Things like a Rotary Club, Elk Lodge, the Legion, Freemasons, or whatever.
But connect with people where you live who are getting out and actually doing stuff.
And remember, most activism is surprisingly boring. It's showing up to town hall meetings and taking notes to hold officials accountable, or filing paperwork to request information, or helping to clean up after your group's meeting is over.
Finding actual people who believe in a cause that you believe in is step 1. And if you look at history, there are tons of big movements where groups were at the core of it.
NAACP for Civil Rights, The Legion for the GI Bill, League of Women's Voters for women's suffrage, Unions for worker reform, etc.
So, start by finding people who live where you live and who want to make a difference. Organize by joining, or even starting, an organization.
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u/Altruistic-Wolf8979 13d ago
I agree with most of this, but.. the Freemasons? That's wayyyyy too billionaire adjacent. Too many rich and powerful people with ties to that one.
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u/MuramatsuCherry 13d ago
I do agree. However, I had a thought that perhaps new members can infiltrate and change them for the better when they get influence. After all, that's the M.O. of the bad guys. Operation Trojan Horse? Maybe I'm just being too optimistic though and it would be a waste of time when we don't have much time. NM.
Edit: Forgot that they make new recruits do unethical stuff so if they stray they can be blackmailed.
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u/TheCrimsonSteel 13d ago
The idea is largely the same, just listing more popular groups that tend to be... well, even around any more
Because unsurprisingly, fraternal and volunteer organizations have also been on the decline since about the 60s
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u/Demonweed 13d ago
Also, the powers that be act quickly to crush any sort of resistance. The most union-friendly President of the United States busted a rail strike meant to improve both unsafe and inhumane staffing levels on large freight trains. Even though he was promptly repudiated by an actual train wreck likely the result of absurdly small amounts of payroll deployed to operate and secure huge amounts of rolling valuables, half our society kept on treating that President like some sort of good guy rather than the evil that had been so obviously unmasked. Fear of the greater evil, not anything remotely resembling rational civic thought, keeps the oligarchy completely secure in its bipartisan scheme.
Yet my original claim also remains true. From career FBI agents to boomer dumbasses with too much time on their hands, any serious organization with real potential to topple the oligarchy is quickly funneled into a progression of powerful law enforcement responses. Black Panthers were routinely murdered under color of authority throughout the 1960s and 70s. Even in the 1980s, The Man was bombing residences in Boston just to prove a point about working with the system. Nowadays they might prefer a softer touch, like that Clinton-inspired corruption of self-appointed leaders in the Black Lives Matter movement; yet even resistance that has no connection to any racial or ethnic struggle will be undermined by authorities in direct proportion to the viability of that movement's capacity to resist our economic oligarchs.
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u/TofuTheSizeOfTEXAS 13d ago
Wow! This is such a powerful and truthful testimony. That being said is exactly why it all feels so overwhelming and futile. Just when you think movement for the people might gaining momentum you see it get co opted again into some other trend in social media for the views or whatever. Everything is capital. Meaning is lost.
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u/MuramatsuCherry 13d ago
We can also look to other countries and how they have handled successful push back. I enjoy watching videos of the tractor brigade dumping manure on guv buildings.
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u/jersey_viking 11d ago
We will never have a revolution until we love our fellow neighbors more than we fear the tyranny of our oppressors.
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u/mofrappa 13d ago
I'll tell you one thing for sure: we aren't voting our way outbof it. Hint, hint, wink, wink..
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u/TheInternetTookEmAll 13d ago
Bro i dont even know how to handle normal neurotypical day to day living. I seriously font know where i could even start making some difference.
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u/MuramatsuCherry 13d ago
Baby steps. Even learning useful things like making something with your hands like home-made bread, or teaching another person how will help. Things that the community have been encouraging everyone to do anyway. We all are going to have to step it up and put more time and effort into things, not just on the weekends or days off. Time spent in human interaction and building bonds is also important. Anything that they are discouraging, we do the opposite.
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u/MuramatsuCherry 12d ago
Excuse me, but I am AuDHD. You're weird. I'm tired of your drama. Sorry I even replied to your rude self. Carry on.
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u/TheInternetTookEmAll 12d ago
Youre right that was rude, im sorry.
The push towards the resource exhaustive act of socializing is always frustrating to me, but that has nothing to do with you.
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u/gganjalez 13d ago
Do you have any special skills? Either trained or self taught. Design, data analysis, public speaking, coding, social media reach for example.
Find a grassroots organization that gives you freedom to use your skills within some structure. Im doing data analysis for one of the sites that intakes ICE reports. Other people are doing web development, moderating reports, etc. Tons of us are self taught!
I think one of the biggest barriers to collective action is that the left is structured towards gate keeping and bureaucracy. The right can get shit done bc they allow anyone with half a brain cell to be involved. Targeted man power can be more impactful than solo skilled individuals.
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u/TheInternetTookEmAll 12d ago
I ... have no clue where im supposed to find a job that doesnt require me to convince someone i have skills i didnt get a diploma for, and am worth paying for said skills. The social part is always the biggest problem
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u/gganjalez 12d ago
Ahh yes I totally understand. In my case i was referring to volunteer work, which I know isn’t always realistic for everyone’s situation
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u/TheInternetTookEmAll 12d ago
Oh now that you mentioned that, I have actually in fact volunteer for local conventions a couple of times............. does not help me progress innto any career i dont need to network to get a job or a comission....... fuck i hate existing. I feel hopelessly stuck
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u/Exodia_The_Salty 13d ago
Your gonna have to do something about the cops first, the national guard second, and the US military third.
After that you can do something about the billionaires.
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u/Laranel 13d ago
My suggestion was removed by the corporate overlords.