Submitted by helloworld_141 t3_yemqwz in nyc
Tunto_Bungus t1_itza3jh wrote
Reply to comment by ripstep1 in BlackRock HQ in NYC stormed with pitchforks. by helloworld_141
In the past, it was a plea to the upper classes to acknowledge the stance of the lower classes OR ELSE. Now there's no or else. Governments serve strictly the wealthy, so they weaponize military and police forces against any inkling of an "OR ELSE" occurring.
Protests no longer serve a purpose. If anything, its just one more thing for your rich white boomer uncle to whine about being "disrespected" for at the Thanksgiving table.
PoopyPicker t1_iu0gen9 wrote
I would argue picketing outside in your designated spot is ineffective. People forget civil disobedience meant nonviolently breaking the law, getting arrested en mass, and disrupting services to be noticed.
ripstep1 t1_iu1inlr wrote
This is a private company. They already support environmental initiatives. Maybe these people should picket outside of actual companies that damage the environment
Tunto_Bungus t1_iu1n6j9 wrote
Are you thinking of the blackrock this is referring to? Or like deliberately disregarding a fucking mountain of evidence against them?
ripstep1 t1_iu1o8jj wrote
Evidence again them in terms of what?
NoGround t1_iu1rfyn wrote
It takes 3 seconds to find anything on Blackrock provided you've at least heard of them.
ripstep1 t1_iu3517w wrote
Yeah nothing in that video was particularly concerning to me. Your comment gives me a distinct “capitalism = bad” energy
Tunto_Bungus t1_iu3r9qe wrote
When was capitalism ever good...?
sleeptrain123 t1_iu46r9l wrote
Perhaps by raising the living standards of billions of people?
ripstep1 t1_iu4acuf wrote
Since forever? You are posting on a website which is a pure capitalist endeavor in the first place.
NoGround t1_iu5hqo3 wrote
It does nothing of the sort. It is literally a link to a video about what BlackRock is and blunt statement telling you to go look it up yourself since your tone is the opposite of someone who will be convinced of any facts thrown in your face. I have no desire to talk with someone with a tone like that, since it is a waste of time and energy. If you are interested, you will look it up on your own.
Every system has its good and bad sides. Capitalism, like every other system that strives to reach an ideal, needs checks and balances in order to not become a rampant cancer of itself due to human intervention.
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