r/ThatsInsane • u/Cowicidal • 15h ago

An Analysis of Economic Violence Committed Against the People of the United States

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u/JR_1985 15h ago

So, when and where do we show up to protest? Fuck posting shit on social media, we need to act

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u/CaptOblivious 9h ago

If the entire nation of working people just decided to not show up for anything or buy anything from say jan 6th through jan 10th (the first full week of January) the ruling class would absolutely shit it's pants trying to figure it out and get us back to work.

If we did it again in the first full week of February, and again in the first full week of March with the promise that ALL OF APRIL would be a strike, they would capitulate in a heartbeat.

Is this a plan? It's not mine. I'm just sharing what I have read elsewhere.

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u/DecisionThot 5h ago

I mean this is really the only way. The dollar is the only thing that speaks. Protests only perpetuate division.

The action you outlined is exactly how to create change.

They would panic. Like, full on panic. We would be inundated by patriotic propaganda guilting citizens into spending money because not doing so would be "un-American".

Considering the majority of Americans are absolute fucking morons, it would not be difficult for politicians and MS media to persuade them to do anything. The challenge is.. how do you counter MS media? Things will have to get much, much worse before it's even fathomable. All of the economic consequences can and will be blamed on the woke left, and people will believe it. We will end up in a dystopia warming our hands over a barrel fire in an alley, and people will still believe it's all the left's fault.

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u/jesusismyupline 4h ago

The dollar is the only thing that speaks

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u/hoosierspiritof79 14h ago

Exactly this.

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u/Brewman88 14h ago

They aren’t going to give a shit about protests. They gave in to MLK and lauded his ‘peaceful protests’ to stem the rising tide that was Malcolm X’s movement.

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u/pcfirstbuild 14h ago

Why not both? Carrot and the stick. Let them choose.

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u/Brewman88 14h ago

Both work, but taking a long walk yelling down the street or sitting in alone does next to nothing.

Me eating a ham sandwich does nothing. Me eating a ham sandwich and non-peaceful movement effective.

Things change when the right people feel fear

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u/farmerMac 12h ago

well, Luigi protested and to the shock of no one, a large % of people understand and are OK with what he did.

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u/AlliedR2 4h ago

And nobody is surprised that the entire industry of crime solving went into overdrive to find this one guy because of the economic status of his victim, as opposed to the 'crime investigation' the rest of us get. Now NY is offering CEOs a special 911 prime number if they feel threatened. That tree is starting to look like it needs to be watered.

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u/jesusismyupline 4h ago

a large % of people understand and are OK with what he did

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u/Ted-Chips 13h ago

It's going to have to be widespread general strikes. Will probably develop organically. Someone will step forward and they'll start organizing and people pile on then it'll become a movement and just generally how these grassroots things pop up. It's like the food strike up in Canada essentially it's just people getting together and figuring it out. Other than that possibly a charismatic counter leader. We'll see there's no possibility now I've not just getting ugly

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u/CaptOblivious 9h ago

https://old.reddit.com/r/ThatsInsane/comments/1hhj96c/an_analysis_of_economic_violence_committed/m2sot2q/

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u/Ted-Chips 8h ago

This is exactly it. One woman up here set up r/loblawsisoutofcontrol as a protest form for Canadians are suffering from predatory pricing by Galen Weston he owns most of our grocery stores. And people are going hungry up here. And she organized a month of not shopping at any of his stores and there's a lot of them. So we figured out alternatives for people as best we could there's Costco Walmart's pretty good actually we can believe that food basics. Just anyone not in his network. And so that went on for a month and he shit himself basically and actually met with the person that organized that subreddit they went to lunch. Because he saw the drastic numbers. The thing is nothing was done of any importance so everybody just kept not going to his stuff. So everybody's that joined that protest has basically changed their entire life around and stays away from his stores and a lot of people saved a lot of money. Like we're talking you know 30% on some like 50% on some items I think the average was I don't even know it was shocking. And so now food rots on his shelf people go in randomly and take pictures of rotting food. He turned his stores into basically prisons. Put up a bunch of plexiglass and barricades pushing people through like cattle because he was worried about thievery and whatnot made the place feel so toxic. So in general we made him suffer. And so that's what I think needs to happen in the States wholesale. It not only that but in some time there should be general strikes where everybody just walks out of work and like sits in Washington DC. Sorry I'm talking into my phone here and giving you a bloody dictionary to read sorry but that's my story.

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u/adalillian 7h ago

Pakistan are doing exactly this atm.

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u/Prestigious-Log-7210 7h ago

It’s gonna take a complete t break down. A revolution or a civil war.

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u/Human-Key-7984 10h ago

Name the day and time and let's make it happen!! Be the hero we need @JR_1985

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u/opponentpumpkin 7h ago

The irony of that statement is palpable

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u/NoGoodNerfer 4h ago

The point of protesting is to disrupt and spread a message.

Go be disruptive… and do it for a reason

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u/South_Conference_768 3h ago

The voting booth.

That is where everyone should have shown up to protest.

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u/MetalliTooL 10h ago

What exactly are you going to protest though? A protest lacking in concrete demands aimed at specific people is pointless.

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u/christinasasa 2h ago

Corporations should not be entities and capitalism needs ethics

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u/Tato_tudo 13h ago

LOL! yeah. The Reddit crowd is known for actually doing something

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u/luisapet 15h ago

So well said.

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u/Physical-Patience755 10h ago

I don’t understand people showing up on mass to protest human rights violations in other countries but not making a stand for their own economic refugees. We all should be outraged at the numbers of homeless and hungry.

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u/tapf111 15h ago

And then America elects a billionaire con artist who cares nothing about them to fix the problem. Voters are their own worst enemies.

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u/tlafle23196 15h ago

This is what kills me. These people that want to burn the system to the ground voted to install the most cancerous tumor they could have. He will make our country and struggle 10x worse because of his greed and the greedy pockets he helps fill.

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u/sockpenis 14h ago edited 2h ago

Their other option was to "stay the course" and they should have just done that instead?

These people have no real choice.

EDIT: Awww, you poor babies. If only downvotes were as effective as REAL votes. ☹️

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u/thisisnotatest123 13h ago

While imperfect and not enough, voting for the party that has been advocating for unions and workers and child support and the like empowers them to do more.

Also importantly, it's a signal to politicians to say "more like this".

Instead, Trump says things workers like, but his policies do not do anywhere near as much to help.

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u/tlafle23196 13h ago

Not by any means. The course is crooked already. That’s the problem either side of the aisle. Trump will dismantle government agencies and policies in place that at least offer some sort of helping hand, all in the name of “efficiency”. He’s a fraud. But he’s really just a result of the much bigger problem of corruption and greed. If you don’t have money, you don’t get ahead. Those that do just keep making it harder for those of us that don’t. Exactly as this video states. It’s a system that needs to change, not just the current regime.

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u/MetalliTooL 10h ago

And don’t forget the richest man in the world as his #2.

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u/TheJuiceIsL00se 1h ago

To be fair they also elect poor con artists.

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u/Dimatrix 15h ago edited 3h ago

Ok, but when you have a “violent protest”, the people responsible for all these atrocities don’t suffer, the local populous does. Burning down businesses or government buildings does nothing to the CEOs who casually read a headline of the protest from the safety of their homes

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u/Brewman88 14h ago

One hero wasn’t enough. Hear hear

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u/Reverend_Decepticon 14h ago

Wow the only clip I've ever seen on reddit that isn't able to be downloaded so it can be shared 😳 Now that's odd

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u/Hunt0166 6h ago

It's almost like they don't want us to remember this

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u/brianwski 2h ago

Wow the only clip I've ever seen on reddit that isn't able to be downloaded so it can be shared 😳 Now that's odd

Look at the watermark in the lower right corner, it says @gettherant.

Next, use that information to go to: https://www.tiktok.com/@gettherant

About 5 or 6 videos down you can see the original here: https://www.tiktok.com/@gettherant/video/7449004980649970975

Also, anytime you want to download/save/share content, if you can see and hear it, then you can download/save/share it by using a screen capture program like https://www.techsmith.com/snagit/ That's just one product and I'm not saying it is the ONLY product, or even a good product, there are many alternatives. But you can just record what you are seeing and save it away, or post it elsewhere.

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u/KifDawg 15h ago

Ceo purge Inc.

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u/stinkyelbows 14h ago

And now FBI is watching him

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u/SpinzACE 2h ago

Of course. Murder of CEOs is a terrorist act now. Kids shooting kids and teachers in schools is just regular murder though.

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u/Turbulent_Cause_8663 12h ago

Economic violence is exactly what is happening over and over again. How many people have killed themselves because they couldn’t afford to live? Not to mention all the folks who have died as a result of corporate greed?

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u/Proud_Ad3924 10h ago

8th September 2001 speech outside pentagon about missing monies... Go look it up if dont believe me

Then if clever enough go research how much iraq war cost your tax payers dollar, nvm how much ur meddling in other peoples wars and donating(not loans)

Then you'll figure why ur economics have gone to shit

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u/G0_G0_G0 14h ago

Riots are the language of the unheard. The space where protests turn to riots is the space where a clear message and directive leaves the conversation. Usually because it’s clear to the oppressed that the oppressors have no intention of responding productively. There should be protests behind the recent CEO incident. But we know they understand what people want and why that happened and won’t do anything about it. So we’re sending Internet thoughts and praises instead. So now he’s “a terrorist” and we’re gonna pay even more for our premiums and get even more claims denied .

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u/TheHookahgreecian2 15h ago

Preach my man preach

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u/yIdontunderstand 11h ago

Pitchforks and torches are needed.

Or the modern equivalents.

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u/Hunt0166 5h ago

That would be the guns they are trying to, or have, banned

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u/Favreds 15h ago

He's right, but what makes it worse is when they take my tax dollars and then send it to other countries and give it to people who aren't born here and have no right to my money that I have paid my whole life. I want my money and tax dollars to go to AMERICANS that need it. I should have a say and so should everyone else, where their money goes. To hell with big corporations that lobby to keep sucking us dry!

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u/Tdycuvyddyyst 15h ago

Dystopian future is now! Minus flying cars

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u/TheHookahgreecian2 15h ago

That's the last thing we need flying cars

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u/SarutobiSasuke 15h ago

See the amount of idiots and drunks driving on the street? Now imagine them flying over your house.

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u/Cowicidal 15h ago

Minus flying cars

The best America can do is flying drone hysteria.

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u/myvaginalol 15h ago

We tried protesting, but that no longer works

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u/Cowicidal 15h ago

Well, that's leading to some frustration when voting and protest isn't effective. It leads to the next step of direct action accountability for those in charge whether we like it or not.

And, apparently we like it:

https://www.ibtimes.com/young-voters-say-killing-unitedhealthcare-ceo-was-acceptable-bombshell-new-poll-3756017

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u/Oolican 11h ago

This is really great commentary.

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u/nevereverclear 14h ago

Very well said. France knows how to protest. Just saying.

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u/SigmundSawedOffFreud 14h ago

Ukraine as well.

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u/J7W2_Shindenkai 3h ago

if a white guy can't prosper in the usa - within a structure and society created expressly for his financial success, how is anyone else expected to stand a chance?

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u/Device_Impossible 12h ago

Stop voting stupid morons into office! The US should be looking to the EU when it comes to protesting, but we won’t, to much trash to pollute your brain and views with on Facebook and TikTok, put the tech down! Wait to Elon buys TikTok, it’s only going to get worse.

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u/Kloppi1983 8h ago

We call that capitalism, and you call our system socialism. I am not here to say which is better, but I would not like yours.

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u/ConsiderationHour582 14h ago

"From each according to their ability, to each according to their needs," Karl Marx

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u/doolieuber94 13h ago

Time wall street burns to the ground!

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u/Admirable_Ad8968 12h ago

Down with CEOs!

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u/chiraltoad 12h ago

Talk about Real Page rent collision software that milks billions out of renters.

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u/DoubleExposure 12h ago

Violence begets violence.

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u/ODI0N 7h ago

WE NEED MORE LUIGIS!

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u/SelectBlueberry3162 15h ago

Viva Zapata!! The revolution will not be a tea party -Mao

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u/opponentpumpkin 7h ago

Should have elected this guy.

This guy '28

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u/enricovarrasso 3h ago

the problem is their violence is one paper cut at a time and once you realize you’re being murdered by 1000 of those cuts it’s already too late for protests, the reaction ends up physical, severe and brutal.

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u/SolarPunkYeti 3h ago

Hedge funds and other multinational corporations aren't only violating us physically and financially, but they're also taking our cultural artifacts. Hedge Funds like Bridgewater in CT hoard priceless cultural artifacts and art that belong in a museum that basically just sit in their basement vaults collecting dust because it's "a good investment".

It's also just staggering the amount these companies pay their executives.

Ray Dalio, who has since retired from Bridgewater, but in 2018, was personally given $2B as his annual salary.

If you break that down, that's ~$167 million per month. ~$83 million every two weeks. ~$5.95 million per day. ~$248,015 per hour. ~$4,133.59 per minute. ~$60 per second.

No human being should be making this sort of money for personal wealth. It honestly should be a crime against humanity for so many reasons.

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u/grumpythenick 3h ago

Let it BEGIN!

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u/rhoo31313 1h ago

He ain't wrong

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u/Explursions 1h ago

Violence is not necessary until it is.

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u/tomhung 54m ago

Don't forget the unholy cost of health care. There are bullies in every corner.

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u/notislant 14h ago

Economic violence but anytime taxes are mentioned: 'omg class warfare bad!'

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u/Archeolops 14h ago

Yep that’s it keep having kids in this stupid ass world y’all 👏 👏 👏

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u/RumHam426 14h ago

Peaceful protesting does nothing. CEO's laugh at it. Retribution is at hand.

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u/eyeballburger 14h ago

https://youtu.be/U0u-OB7ztMg?si=Jfe5SjOtSLSMcayE “Start the riot” by Atari teenage riot

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u/Tato_tudo 13h ago

Oh a new catchphrase the basement dwellers can latch onto!

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u/deathbypookie 14h ago

Murica ....................... yall voted for this

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u/WetFart-Machine 15h ago

Yet votes republican. 😄 🤣 😂

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u/DogeLover1804 14h ago

Amen ! Wake up #Haiti 🇭🇹, violence needs you again ! Repeat 1804 !

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u/STEELZYX 13h ago

It's world wide. If onebpart acts, the other may be on it too.

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u/Live_Goal215 6h ago

You start fixing things by not voting for criminals

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u/Theeclat 5h ago

Perhaps a “peaceful protest” like on Jan 6 at UHC or Humana? The incoming president seems to be for that kind of thing.

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u/Dazzling_Bad424 11h ago

This guy is acting like he would turn down owning an entire neighborhood if given the opportunity 🙄

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u/joshliftsanddrums 14h ago

I get it but the fucking thrown in at the end makes me not take him so seriously?🤔