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Gospel
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I actually do think the political violence we’re seeing is the fault of both sides, but not because “both sides are equally violent.” It’s because both major parties are financially and structurally dependent on the same system that profits from keeping the country divided.
The people who benefit most from polarization aren’t ordinary voters; they’re the ones invested in what you might call productive inefficiency, a society that runs shitty enough to generate outrage but stable enough to avoid demands for reform. Corporate media thrive on the clicks and ratings that outrage brings. Billionaire donors and corporate PACs fund both parties, ensuring that no matter who wins, the underlying economic order stays untouched. Defense contractors, energy giants, and big tech firms all get bipartisan protection, because each side shields a different part of their interests.
IMO, the economic system we’re still running on is outdated, a relic from another era that doesn’t fit the world we live in anymore. It was built for industrial scarcity, not digital abundance; for factory floors, not global networks. It keeps pretending to serve everyone while really serving the same narrow interests it always has. We need to stop defending it like it’s sacred and start redesigning it like it’s ours. That means rethinking how value is shared between the laborer who builds, the corporation that organizes, and the shareholder who profits, not just protecting the last one at the expense of the others. The system isn’t broken because it fails; it’s broken because it still “works” exactly as it was meant to, for too few people.
The economy reminds me of this nigga…
Get yo’ old ass outta here.
The people who benefit most from polarization aren’t ordinary voters; they’re the ones invested in what you might call productive inefficiency, a society that runs shitty enough to generate outrage but stable enough to avoid demands for reform. Corporate media thrive on the clicks and ratings that outrage brings. Billionaire donors and corporate PACs fund both parties, ensuring that no matter who wins, the underlying economic order stays untouched. Defense contractors, energy giants, and big tech firms all get bipartisan protection, because each side shields a different part of their interests.
IMO, the economic system we’re still running on is outdated, a relic from another era that doesn’t fit the world we live in anymore. It was built for industrial scarcity, not digital abundance; for factory floors, not global networks. It keeps pretending to serve everyone while really serving the same narrow interests it always has. We need to stop defending it like it’s sacred and start redesigning it like it’s ours. That means rethinking how value is shared between the laborer who builds, the corporation that organizes, and the shareholder who profits, not just protecting the last one at the expense of the others. The system isn’t broken because it fails; it’s broken because it still “works” exactly as it was meant to, for too few people.
The economy reminds me of this nigga…
Get yo’ old ass outta here.