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@yurikdurka A society without consumerism is NOT a society without buying. A society without consumerism is a society that is not SCARED and SHAMED into addictive and non-nourishing spending patterns in a futile race to satisfy goals that aren't genuine and can't be satisfied with cheap material things in a game that is rigged to pimp the NON-ruling people. Who controls the way we live: us or our possessions?
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@sirsquiggly PART 2: Plus the US has massive ammounts of immigration replacing the poor bracket with new poor, as well as young people entering the work force. So, the people comprised of the poor bracket are different, and in reality data shows that that the vast majority of previously poor people leave that bottom 20% in less than a decade. Foreign countries do not have this because the income distribution is regulated, and they have little immigration.
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@sirsquiggly many fallacies in that statement, first there is less social mobility, because heavy taxation and the "nanny state" leaves little room for you to increase your income/quality of life. Also something "income mobility data" explains the fallacy of the deficit of the rich and the poor being a problem, the data shows that previously poor families got richer, moving out of the "poor bracket" leaving different and less "poor people" and thus a smaller share of US wealth
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conservatives, liberals.....all under the false delimma that one side is the answer and the other is the enemy. we need more libertarians and centerist/independents
and whats wrong with consumerism? its a crime to buy something? sheeesh
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@JoesTheShow I guess, but when hasn't America been full of immigrants? Every nation in the new world (the Americas) is like that and I don't think that overall immigrants have been bad in any way, it's probably our strength.
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@sirsquiggly True but that changes your argument. Sweden's got their shit together cause they don't allow immigrants.
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@JoesTheShow Way to avoid any point I made. Ok, how about I compare the US to, let's say Sweden. Everything I said still applies.
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@sirsquiggly Since its fair to compare one country with an entire continent. Not that I expected you to know what you're talking about since your're just spewing out some garbage you heard on tv.
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@akallstar5 Agree with the Cuba thing but European people are actually better off than American people, even if our economy is stronger. There is a higher standard of living, better education, longer life expectancy, and more social mobility. This country has an ever growing rich/poor divide, and it's a real problem. No middle class means no freedom and equality.
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cant waste the day when the night brings a hurrss.....
You should listen to them for their political views. I never thought I'd see the day where fans of rock music are conservatives and consumerists.
eyetranceend 6 months ago 41
@KurtMcGowan No sarcasm there, RATM created some awesome music, but their political contents were just as amazing. So thumps up for that!
RatedRKingofKings 6 months ago 17