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minus-squareTheFriar@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoIsn’t it fucking crazy that “industry demands ____” is likely to come to fruition, but “group of individuals demands XYZ” isn’t likely to change shit? I demand better living conditions. We all demand an economy that doesn’t favor the rich. Not shit will change. Companies “demand” shit and then just literally write the laws and hand them to legislators who pass them.
minus-squaregap_betweenus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoIf your demands are being met you have power, if not you don’t have power.
Isn’t it fucking crazy that “industry demands ____” is likely to come to fruition, but “group of individuals demands XYZ” isn’t likely to change shit?
I demand better living conditions. We all demand an economy that doesn’t favor the rich. Not shit will change.
Companies “demand” shit and then just literally write the laws and hand them to legislators who pass them.
If your demands are being met you have power, if not you don’t have power.