Rookwood

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[–] Rookwood@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 day ago

The overwhelming majority of contribution in society comes from the working class.

Taking money and then giving it back is the bare fucking minimum a person can do. It's like taking the whole cake and then giving back a thin slice. Hardly commendable.

[–] Rookwood@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Bill Gates Foundation does some good. His foundation is mostly a gigantic tax shelter though. For him, it's like an unlimited IRA. Society would be better if he simply had less money, less influence, and less control.

He's also one of the most highly associated with Epstein. His wife divorcing him after the Epstein records leaked.

[–] Rookwood@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I've run across Wikipedia hate as well on Lemmy.

[–] Rookwood@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 3 days ago (1 children)

There will always be issues with Wikipedia, but overwhelmingly it is a useful and reliable resource. Also, "its sources" are any reputable journalism from around the world.

[–] Rookwood@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Duh? A corporation is purely a legal construct. We've had 150 years of expansion of their legal status and they run the country as a result. A corporation is essentially the functional unit of our society. Individuals really don't matter and have limited rights. If you don't have money, your rights, while still codified, cannot be substantiated in court and therefore effectively don't exist.

[–] Rookwood@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Nothing about testosterone makes you sadistically drug and sexually exploit your wife for decades.

[–] Rookwood@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

If you dictate such a profound life decision based on some bizarre cause célèbre, you are overreacting. If you just make reactionary comments on the Internet, sure, carry on.

[–] Rookwood@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago

We live in a society

[–] Rookwood@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Extrapolating this incident to male sexuality at large is idiotic.

[–] Rookwood@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 week ago

You forget that financially the DNC strategy is very sound, even lucrative. This can go on for a very long time and things will get worse before they get better. Winning elections is not the objective when money is what fuels the machine.