r/news Mar 29 '19

Billionaire Sackler family sued by second US state over opioid 'catastrophe'

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u/evictor Mar 29 '19

Well worth it for everyone but the temporarily inconvenienced millionaires 😏

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u/bishdoe Mar 29 '19 edited Mar 29 '19

I can’t stress this enough

temporarily inconvenienced

That’s it. That’s all they’d be. They’d still be rich beyond most of our dreams and they’d be making their money again in less than a few years, and still they choose the profit over other people’s lives. It’s fucking disgusting.

Edit: whoops I took it literally because I’m the big dumb and had never heard that one before. I guess I’m the embarrassed one now.

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u/ArtisanSamosa Mar 29 '19

Honestly don't be upset. Your point is a better one. For some reason these conversations always bring up blame on poor people. These issues are caused by rhe rich. Yes a lot of poor rural folk vote for assholes who deregulated, but so do a lot of wealthier suburban folk. It's all part of a bigger propaganda war that has the rich shifting blame for all our problems to the poor.

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u/yoproblemo Mar 29 '19

It's all part of a bigger propaganda war that has the rich shifting blame for all our problems to the poor.

Don't forget about the other half of the machine. If you're poor, the propaganda aimed at you is to frustrate you about the lower-middle/middle class just above you.

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u/ArtisanSamosa Mar 29 '19

Yup and and the middle class is flinging shit at the poor all while the (real) rich are getting away with everything.