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  • Wile I respect your point of view here, you seem to be missing the fact that Nazis didn’t just go away at the end of WWII. Many former Nazis ended up in powerful business and political positions post-wwii, and the ideas maintained popularity with the people the were popular with. This transitioned into neo-nazi-ism, white power skinheads, Aryan Nation, Aryan, brotherhood, modern German AFD part, the 3rd wave of the KKK, countless militia movements, and on and on and on. These all have a direct lineage with the actual Nazis from WWII. When we call these people Nazis, it’s not because we’re being hyperbolic about their beliefs, it’s because they are Nazis.



  • MnemonicBump@lemmy.dbzer0.comtoLemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldSilver
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    2 months ago

    The U.S. We still had strong union grocery stores right up until automation hit. Then you get the big UFCW strike in California in 2003-2004, and what you’re left with is a store full of a bunch of people who are making middle class wages, but all new hires are making $8/hr with no benefits. Get on another 20 years, and that’s basically everybody working at a grocery store now.

    Reaganomics absolutely blazed the trail, but self-checkout finished the job.




  • MnemonicBump@lemmy.dbzer0.comtoLemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldSilver
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    2 months ago

    In a theoretical society in which all of my material needs were met, and I was given ample time off, I would volunteer to sit behind a cash register for a few hours a day and help people check out their groceries. I’m sure I’m not the only one. What do you even mean by “productive time”? When you say that it “does not provide value”, do you mean monetary value or social value?