It's the lie and delusion of meritocracy. As if people who are rich deserve to be there by merit and equally the people who are poor also deserve to be there because they are inferior. Thus, to help the poor is to give free handouts to the "undeserving lazy good-for-nothings".
100%. I can't fucking stand how many billionaires, like Warren Buffet for example, have some "bootstrap" story where they "came from nothing". Almost all of them are complete bullshit.
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RumAndCreole@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 80d
Some places like to criminalize giving hot or cold food to the homeless.
cRazi_man@europe.pub · 4 pts · 79d
It's the lie and delusion of meritocracy. As if people who are rich deserve to be there by merit and equally the people who are poor also deserve to be there because they are inferior. Thus, to help the poor is to give free handouts to the "undeserving lazy good-for-nothings".
Smeagol666@crazypeople.online · 6 pts · 79d
100%. I can't fucking stand how many billionaires, like Warren Buffet for example, have some "bootstrap" story where they "came from nothing". Almost all of them are complete bullshit.
atro_city@fedia.io · 6 pts · 79d
Tax wealth. Villas, mansions and estates should be socially owned and used for the benefit of all.
Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 79d
What else could they use to terrify the populace into over working themselves?