What are the ways to disempower the 1% and empower the 99%, non-violently? •/s/WritingsOnTheWall

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[–]UcDat 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

first we just need to turn our back to them fact is they add nothing to the world they only take if we stop letting them take everything we win whats holding us back you ask well the will is the way. but it be too hard you say not really its our government our media our schools etc we built them staff them and run them... best part is no one need to get them they will get to be rich still the only thing that changes is they get to pay their part and don't get to control everything...

[–]EddieC[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

first we just need to turn our back to them
fact is they add nothing to the world they only take
if we stop letting them take everything we win
whats holding us back you ask
well the will is the way.

 
Sure, 99% > 1%
And yet, nothing has happened
Hence, is the will to turn our back (still) missing - after all this time?

 

but it be too hard you say
not really its our government our media our schools etc we built them staff them and run them...
best part is no one need to get them
they will get to be rich still the only thing that changes is they get to pay their part
and don't get to control everything...

 
Problem is:
no one (not even here, and this is the first time I am seeing you here) is engaging in discussions on the idea (of turning our backs to them)
e.g. One would think this or other similar posts would be upvoted and/or pinned on s/Politics so that people could focus attention on it. But, no - not even an upvote.
 
So, what must change?
 

[–]UcDat 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I think the simplest answer would be that people won't commit to that kind of change and the uncertainty it brings until they have no other choice. And even then they'll need a leader to take them there.

[–]EddieC[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I think the simplest answer would be that people won't commit to that kind of change and the uncertainty it brings until they have no other choice. And even then they'll need a leader to take them there.

 
People won't commit, sure, but at this stage, why wouldn't they even discuss such change including for example the form it could take to minimize uncertainty?
 

[–]EddieC[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

u/UcDat, I invite you to take a look at s/WritingsOnTheWall starting from this pinned post