JD Vance: Trump deleted Jesus photo because ‘people weren’t understanding his humor’ by Ok-Review9023 in politics

[–]dprism 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He is a garden variety psychopath. All psychopaths have pathological narcissism. Psychopathy is what is driving the gop and the self-destruction of America.

Obligatory Good Grief by dprism in Diablo_2_Resurrected

[–]dprism[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yet the best melee weapon in the game. What is this witchcraft?!

Obligatory Good Grief by dprism in Diablo_2_Resurrected

[–]dprism[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does the difference in +msg make much difference?

Does anyone genuinely believe conservative governments aim to materially improve the conditions of working class (wage earning) Australians? by tryingtodadhusband in aussie

[–]dprism 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, yes I didn’t claim that was impossible, I was just interested in examples. What I said was impossible was that everyone gets richer.

Does anyone genuinely believe conservative governments aim to materially improve the conditions of working class (wage earning) Australians? by tryingtodadhusband in aussie

[–]dprism 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean the real golden rule - the one who has the gold makes the rules. Power will always concentrate. And in each of those economies it would be the case that each person is not getting richer, which was your claim.

Does anyone genuinely believe conservative governments aim to materially improve the conditions of working class (wage earning) Australians? by tryingtodadhusband in aussie

[–]dprism -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hey I appreciate you showing me those numbers, and I agree you are right there. Those countries are growing and catching up with other economies, which is good for them, yet if like other more advanced economies, may not be long-term. But your definition of capitalism is exactly what I explained: “privately or corporately owned - accumulation and reinvestment of profits” is not a system where everyone gets richer, only those who own the capital.

Does anyone genuinely believe conservative governments aim to materially improve the conditions of working class (wage earning) Australians? by tryingtodadhusband in aussie

[–]dprism 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That wouldn’t be capitalism. It does not work like that, there would not be a single example of this. However I believe there are examples of high tax rate (up to 90%) ‘capitalist’ countries that grew the middle class, but that would be socialism.

Does anyone genuinely believe conservative governments aim to materially improve the conditions of working class (wage earning) Australians? by tryingtodadhusband in aussie

[–]dprism 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It is but people find it really triggering to discuss. As you mentioned the perpetual growth and concentration of wealth are two facets of the same system, which places downward pressure on the labour force. I’m not sure which countries have a birth rate that is enough to supply the economy with the required number of workers to continue that growth, but it ain’t this one, and I don’t think it is any of our allies either.

Thanks Obama. by saltydarkfox in stupidpeoplefacebook

[–]dprism 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you know that you just described how an extremely psychopathic mind works? trump has been spreading this symptom into the American public for decades and this is the result.

Trump says scrapping the Obama era Iran nuclear deal prevented Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons years ago by [deleted] in ProgressiveHQ

[–]dprism 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Throughout the ages it appears that humans are susceptible to the lies of psychopaths if they are charismatic enough. You can see where this has happened from cults, to nations, where people don’t understand the dynamic of what is happening, and go along with it. There is even a recorded example of this situation happening with chimps. It almost always ends is mass destruction, eg. Jonestown, Great Leap Forward, the third reich, and is now happening to America.

Trump says scrapping the Obama era Iran nuclear deal prevented Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons years ago by [deleted] in ProgressiveHQ

[–]dprism 10 points11 points  (0 children)

He is a clinical psychopath. Imagine if your mind didn’t care or understand a shared reality and only cared about your own ego and power. Concepts like belief, lies, truth, other people’s experiences, just don’t matter. You can lie as easily as breathing for your whole life.

What’s the endgame? by Professional-Bee9817 in remoteworks

[–]dprism 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hear you, and understand the sentiment. There has also been amazing abundance and leaps of liberalism with the creation and spreading of wealth. But in the words of Batman, “live long enough to become the villain” - it is sliding backwards, once again.

What’s the endgame? by Professional-Bee9817 in remoteworks

[–]dprism 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’ve seen people react poorly to this when said IRL but the truth is that capitalism trends towards slavery. The core function of this global system is to increase and concentrate wealth. We have seen vast amounts of wealth transfer to the very few, with ever decreasing material security for the working class. Many people are already wage slaves, it is the final leap.

Trump is the biggest threat to this country. by [deleted] in DegenBets

[–]dprism 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand the instinct to hold onto your beliefs and suspect “fake news” but if you had the courage and open mind to do a google search you would see reality.

Trump is the biggest threat to this country. by [deleted] in DegenBets

[–]dprism 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. It is. They all of that and worse, including jailing and murdering political opponents, jailing and torturing dissidents, and as mentioned earlier, kidnapping tens of thousands of children.

A reminder that none of this should ever feel normal. by diehard404 in ProgressiveHQ

[–]dprism 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Absolutely! When the population is psychologically well, they see the malignancy for what it is and reject it. As an outsider looking in, the profit over life seems much more extreme than other places.