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    • unfreeradical@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      9 months ago

      I doubt we stand a chance, against the narrative that corporations are victims of a lack of industriousness and frugality among the working class.

      • VikingHippie
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        9 months ago

        You might not, but I have a secret weapon: living in another country, one with sane (or at least less insane) laws 😁

        • unfreeradical@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          9 months ago

          another country, one with sane (or at least less insane) laws

          California is supposed to be effectively as you described, compared to the rest of the US.

          • VikingHippie
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            9 months ago

            Except it’s really not. The real estate industry, the entertainment industry and PG&E get away with murder in California. Literally, in the case of at least one of them.

            Neoliberalism, which is the main ideology of the California political elite, is still very pro-corporate and susceptible to legal bribes from billionaires and their corporations.