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[–] argv_minus_one@beehaw.org 45 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Climate, real estate, price gouging, enshittification, health care, voter suppression… There's an awful lot to distract us from.

[–] Qualanqui 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Don't forget the big labour union wins for UPS and the Teamsters, no war but the class war baby.

[–] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Sadly the teamsters didn't win that one. Supposedly they're discovering that their union leaders sold them out and may be about to go on strike again.

[–] argv_minus_one@beehaw.org -3 points 1 year ago

Most wars are arguably class wars. The invasion of Ukraine is Russian government (bourgeoisie class) versus Ukrainian people (working class), for example.

[–] AchillesUltimate@lemy.lol 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Isn't there a lot of bad stuff happening with Hunter Biden atm as well? A distraction as ephemeral as "look over there, aliens!" Would be very well suited to cover that up.

[–] argv_minus_one@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago

The accusations against Hunter Biden are themselves a Republican-manufactured distraction.