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[–] [email protected] 65 points 1 year ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (5 children)

Never underestimate the ability of banking and finance to invent new financial products and then tell you how it's beneficial for everyone. (See financial crisis and derivatives for good example of this money making house of cards)

Thank goodness for polits like Warren, a regular target of repubs and wealthy individuals, greedy corps and crypto bros.

*As others pointed, like many other polits, Warren too should be called out for insider-trading. We need less cheerleading and greater accountability. Thank you folks for educating me on this.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Talking about a politician who insider-trades her way to tens of millions in gains each year.

The real fix here is to ban speculative trading on anything with either industrial or everyday use (like metals and real estate).

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[–] [email protected] 45 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (5 children)

In Mexico there is a town run by Coca Cola and the people literally believe in what I think is Fanta. Everyone dies of diabetes and the undertaker sees what's going on, but it's part of the religion. Coca Cola owns the water in that town. I think it's a Vice report.

https://youtu.be/hqnUohxXV0I

[–] [email protected] 22 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This sounds like a plot from fallout.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

It's almost like Fallout is inspired by real life...

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago

Brawndo's got what plants crave.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago

I am sure some Ivy League consultant or MBA was paid handsomely to exploit the illiteracy and/or faith of poor people.

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[–] [email protected] 40 points 11 months ago (6 children)

Absolutely fucked that it's even a thing in the first place

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How can water rights be purchased when most of the western states follow prior appropriation? If this introduces riparian laws to the western US that seems like a terrible idea, in addition to the terrible idea of trading in water futures.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If Biden stepped down and Warren was on the ballot again I would definitely vote in this upcoming election.

[–] [email protected] 54 points 1 year ago (17 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

You’re brainwashed. The system is the problem. They want us peasants playing the imaginary game fighting with each other instead of unifying and making real change. You’re a pawn.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago (5 children)

Nice not-fighting there, idiot.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago (15 children)

Unifying and making real change means coming together and voting against the fascist that's going to make everything worse.

Feeling righteous about not doing the one thing that can actually help is immature and stupid.

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[–] [email protected] 45 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Vote against trump then? Unless you never want to vote again I guess

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I only vote for, not against

[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Unfortunately that's not how our system currently works. The least you can do is undo one Nazi's vote

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I’ll vote for any candidate who wants to change the voting system. RCV or some other alternative voting method. Changing the electoral college vote. I’ll vote for that. Not about fear-based voting. Good luck in this upcoming election!

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Trump's first term resulted in abortion bans that are actively making women die. Next targets on the list will be banning birth control and GAHT. These will also cause people to die. That's not to mention how much worse Trump's positions are on Israel/Palestine and Russia/Ukraine. Is it worth it to you to stand by and watch innocent, marginalized people die in the name of your personal political ideals? Elections are about way more than the idiosyncrasies of the political process. Literal human lives are on the line.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm pretty sure they only care about their performative solipsism.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (10 children)

You think first past the post voting is something that gets changed in a presidential election? Really?

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Vote for not criminalizing human being? Vote for not giving tax breaks to the wealthy?

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Fuck cunt she fucked over progressive for her career. Anything she claims to want to pass that even sounds progressive, either isn't really progressive or she knows it won't pass and she uses it as a prompt.

This cunt would vote against Healthcare for all if it had a chance to pass. Remember she "capitalist to her bones'

[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 year ago

Sir, this is a Wendy's.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

There are times I think I’m the lefty-ist person I know, then I see something like this.

I do think she’s not quite as lefty as her image from 8-10 years ago but she’s a far cry from Sinema. I like 60ish percent of the things Warren says and does, that’s a decent start.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I sure as hell would have taken her over Biden.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago

Jesus these THE THEMS AREN'T LEFT ENOUGH nazi troll bots are going to need so much counseling after the war.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This isn't going to be popular, but fuck her. She shat on our chance of change. I'm still going to vote for the current Dems because of obvious reasons, but I'm not going to like doing it.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

Same Biden got my vote but only because the alternative is worse.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I am seeing more Warren in the news lately. Are they trying to make her an alternative to Biden?

[–] [email protected] 25 points 11 months ago

She has been an important figure for decades. Biden's got Kamala Harris as VP, they don't need more than that.

Warren tried to fight a law in 2005 that made it more difficult for consumers to file bankruptcy. From 2006-2010 she worked as a member of the FDIC. Her career really started to take off after she was very vocal and harsh against bankers and financial institutions following the 2007-2008 financial crisis, which lead to reform, and later when she became the first female representative from Massachusetts sent to US Congress, she served as the chair for the Congressional Oversight Panel of the TARP. She then served as very first congressional advisor for the newly established Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. She repeatedly refused to run for President in 2016 despite strong support at the time.

So get used to hearing about her until the day she dies, so long as you follow US Politics.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

No she's the next controlled opposition after Bernie dies. It's important to have a fake progressive in the Democratic party.

Reminder that she voted to block UNRWA aid and said "israel had the right to defend itself" for quite a while into the Genocide of Gaza.

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