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1. neil 🍄 (neil@social.coop)'s status on Sunday, 23-Sep-2018 05:28:00 EDT neil 🍄

   Seems like a good deal of discontent of those struggling at the bottom of society is being successfully diverted with much misdirection towards 'the other' - it's immigrants causing economic strife. It's China causing climate change. The system would be working fine for you, if these outsiders weren't corrupting it. Outside of that, working class networks and organising was pretty well dismantled by Thatcher et al. Plus, there's not industrial revolution levels of destitution.

   1. 6gain (6gain@loadaverage.org)'s status on Sunday, 23-Sep-2018 06:26:02 EDT 6gain

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      @neil I think putting something positive forwards is an order of magnitude harder than just complaining. Blaming "the other" is much easier, in terms of narrative, energy expended, sustainability, and building groupthink. I guess that's natural, but good to acknowledge and understand if you are "building" something.