r/SipsTea 8h ago

Chugging tea Capitalism Needs Chill

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u/ratskim 7h ago

America can fuck right off

Just build your walls, ostracise yourself, and let the rest of the world flourish while you flounder in the throes of unchecked late-stage capitalism

u/teelolws 4h ago

Just build your walls

Amusing saying that in a post about Germany. "We're going to build a wall. It'll be a big beautiful wall. And it'll keep all the East Germans in".

u/0SaltBlue 3h ago

That wall fell in 1989, America embarrassed itself again only a day ago when Trump threatened to rename New Mexico and you're trying to pull a 40 year old issue in a country doing vastly better than america?

u/teelolws 3h ago

I was more implying that Trump is stupid enough to make the same mistake made and learned from 40 years ago.

u/0SaltBlue 3h ago

Well clearly not since he wasn't even able to get a single section of the wall finished, he wishes he could make that mistake.

u/teelolws 3h ago

IIRC all that he managed to accomplish was getting a bunch of national reserves ripped up in preparation for his wall?

u/0SaltBlue 3h ago

He finished a section of the construction spanning maybe 400 miles in his first term, has since done next to nothing with it beyond screw over contractors so much people are becoming hesitant to even work with the US government right now.

u/teelolws 3h ago

Yeah because it was a selling point to get votes, not something he actually wanted to do. Just typical politician bullshit.

u/0SaltBlue 3h ago

Now you're getting it; pretend to affect enough change that people vote for you but crucially never actually upset the establishment.

Convenience is everything. Stability can only be maintained through apathy. Only care about what you're told to. Etc etc etc.

u/Lefteyeblind 2h ago

the guy you're arguing with is a pick me and you don't sound like you understand geopolitics at all.

u/0SaltBlue 2h ago

Firstly, not really an "argument" more of a discussion.

Secondly, what am I missing? Is that not the main criticsm of all moderate movements? That for as much as they promise nuanced progress they provide nothing in the long run since legislative authority is generally rotated between a few nominal figureheads while the actual power rests with those who control the means of production, supply, logistics and information?

I mean sure I'm intentionally ignoring the more radical persuasion of each side who would seek to affect large scale change but I neglected to mention them because they're fringe groups and either obtain power because of the oligarchs' support for upsetting a potentially dangerous direction of progress or eventually emulate their behaviour when the "chains of the oppressor" are thrown off.

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u/CommercialYam53 1h ago

The wall was destroyed nearly 40 years ago keep up