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[–] NielsBohron@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I believe that's the point of the original meme. I hesitate to say "whoosh," as you did eventually get to the the same interpretation, but you definitely took the pretty blatant subtext and made it text.

Then again, I still upvoted you

[–] wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 23 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I disagree. It seems to me that it's equivocating and saying that all of these groups are equally bad and at fault, and are just pointing fingers at each other. I am trying to make it very clear that there is a hierarchy of blame, and it's the same one as the hierarchy of wealth.

[–] zea_64@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The message I got was that the system's to blame for making this the equilibrium point

[–] wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

And the system was designed by, bribed into existence by, and enforced with violence and propaganda by...

[–] zea_64@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh absolutely! I was just working with what we were given.