Climate protesters are taking action against Big Oil. UK courts are handing them prison terms akin to rapists and thieves - eviltoast
  • WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    This is just one of countless examples that we live in capitalist plutocracies — ruled by corporations and the richest family dynasties who make up their majority shareholders — masquerading as “democracies”. Sure, you can vote, but your only options are pre-approved.

    When the people causing genocide, war, and ecocide are untouchable, their entire rule of law is invalid.

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      2 months ago

      FPTP-voting was designed by wealthy romans for the benefit of wealthy romans millenia ago and that people accept this type of democracy today is just bonkers to me.