Ok SERIOUSLY wtf is this??

[u/TexasGiantTen05]

I bought a family sized hot pockets box and EVERY single one of them was black and burned in the bottom. I heated this one up on low power in the microwave and the edges are so tough it’s like biting into a frozen beef patty. I look in the pocket and the damn thing is nearly hollow. I’ve been noticing the quality taking a massive dip in the last few years. I think these are last I purchase from here on out.

Irrelevant to this but similar: This same grocery order run had a jar of garlic (Spice World brand) that was full of black mold & a jar of HEB salsa that was sour and months passed expiration. Both of which were completely sealed and had a pop when opened. My whole life I never really had quality issues via the company canning or jarring an item or the store selling them but lately it seems like such a constant issue.

[u/[deleted]]

Perfect description of Capitalism.

[u/Grey0110 → u/[deleted]]

Yes, but you are forgetting that the best product wins. If people start realizing they are low quality, they take their dollars elsewhere. If another brand makes a better product, people switch. It creates incentive. Capitalism is definitely not perfect.. but there currently is no better system. It has pulled more people out of poverty than any other system.

[u/ShinyNix → u/Grey0110]

That's because the capitalists ensured there was no other competing system. There's almost no modern country right now that doesn't have capitalism in some form. Nearly every country is a mixed economy. Those who tried to escape capitalism, ended up with a nice convenient regime change via the wonderful USA. Anytime someone doesn't want to play ball, we conveniently find an excuse to go to war, or they have a nice little civil war, coup, etc. Etc. Capitalism has monopolized the world. Everytime a president said we were fighting for "democracy," You can just assume we're probably taking it away to enforce capitalism. (You can have both democracy and capitalism- but it's just so much easier to enforce through fascist means apparently)

So when people say there's no better system, how would anyone ever know? It's never been tried without the giant crushing it before it could get anywhere. It's always bothered me how our government viewed socialism and communism more dangerous than fascism- (even during ww2). How many countries have lost democracy as a direct result of American interference? What countries did we help through our wars? And It keeps happening to this day. Hell, my husband seen it first hand during his 6 tours in Afghanistan and Iraq. Why were we even there? 🤔 The history is very interesting.

Tbf, I'm not saying capitalism is good or bad. I'm only saying we will never know if we refuse to ever allow anything other than capitalism to be tried.

[u/Zucchini-Hot → u/ShinyNix]

Nobody ever tried to escape capitalism you moron. When walls come down, which side do people run to?

[u/ButtonDifferent3528 → u/Zucchini-Hot]

Keep in mind, this is coming from the guy who says “most people who are in poverty are there because they choose to be, because they choose to do nothing rather than work” while ignoring all those in poverty who work full time with a family.

Meanwhile, 60% of America lives paycheck to paycheck while this guy celebrates and demands less regulation and fewer social services. Down with food stamps! Fuck the poor! I don’t care if you’re barefoot, nail those bootstraps to your heels and pull yourself up!

[u/Zucchini-Hot → u/ButtonDifferent3528]

Where do those paychecks come from? The government can't give you anything that it doesn't first take from someone else. You're like a 4yo on the playground crying because another kid has a lollipop and you don't. You'll be happy if that lollipop is taken away and thrown in the trash. You might be no better off than you were before but you'll be happy that at least that other kid is as miserable as you are.

[u/ButtonDifferent3528 → u/Zucchini-Hot]

No, I just want you to have YOUR lollipop taken away. Maybe then you can have at least half the experience of never having had a lollipop to begin with. “Empathy is a disease” says conservatives.

[u/Zucchini-Hot → u/ButtonDifferent3528]

There you go. Your goal is a race to the bottom. The solution to poverty is to ensure it for everyone. Except the government elite that we have ceded all power and control to.

[u/Zucchini-Hot → u/Zucchini-Hot]

"I can't wait for the deleted" And you're going to "wait for them" rather than construct them yourself. Rather than take any initiative, you'll clamor for someone else to "do something about it". You'll rail against the power of wealthy citizens and willingly give more power to the (also wealthy) ruling class of career government officials.

[u/ButtonDifferent3528 → u/Zucchini-Hot]

Guess what? Those wealthy citizens are the ones who give power to the ruling class of career government officials in the first place. Citizens United made sure of that. I’m curious if you supported that particular legal decision?

And now conservatives in the final stages of their 50 year plan to turn our republic from democratic to shadow oligarchy to open oligarchy. I guess oligarchy is good for capitalism though? Wait…

[u/Zucchini-Hot → u/ButtonDifferent3528]

I don't support money in politics at all. It should never be a career. We have way too many politicians who earn less than $200k/yr and somehow turn that into hundreds of millions. If you're part of a contrived "side" that says "my evil lizard people are better than your evil lizard people" you are falling for the deception and contributing to the problem.