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Just curious but are we heading towards an "eat the rich" society? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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While it's very unlikely that someone has a definitive answer, this question popped into my head after the assassination of the UHC CEO and it's been bothering me that I can't shake off this feeling that more is likely to happen (maybe not in higher frequency but potential).

Usually I could provide counter-arguments to myself in a realism/(should I buy apples or oranges comparison) kind-of sense but this one I feel more unsure about.

I wish I had more diverse exp in systems analysis as these kinds of questions that linger in my head really irritates my OCD brain as I just want to know what's the most likely answer.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

Couldn't agree more. Socialists with their hammers and sickles and Che Guevara t-shirts are accomplishing nothing. People need to let go of their fantasy of having people they disagree with them someday saying "I was completely wrong about socialism, you were right, I will never doubt you again!"

Though at this point Americans don't even like the term "New Deal" because they've been told the economic policies of FDR (which pulled the country out of the Great Depression) were bad. So "Great America Deal" may not work. Biden tried "Build Back Better" but that was too lame. But yeah, gotta find a phrase people like and put it on a hat.