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[–] HenriVolney@sh.itjust.works 26 points 8 months ago (1 children)

A clever trick to quell the poor's thirst for equal rights

[–] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 42 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It doesn't quell it. It redirects it. All of the negativity and animosity still exist in the world, but now it's aimed at the wrong target.

[–] I_like_turtles3@lemmy.world 13 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

but now it’s aimed at the wrong target.

this is such a classic move that I'm amazed we still fall for it in current_year