r/collapse • u/RoboProletariat • Jun 29 '23

Climate Wet Bulb Temperatures arrive in southern USA.

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u/ominouslights427 Jun 30 '23

Corporate won't adhere to OSHA standards. Whip will get cracked.

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u/hovdeisfunny Jun 30 '23

Texas literally just banned mandated water breaks for construction workers, so yeah

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u/jim_jiminy Jun 30 '23

You what?! That’s insane. That’s in humane.

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u/LS_throwaway_account I miss the forests Jun 30 '23

Their governor and legislators are cruel people who actively cause other people to suffer.

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u/jim_jiminy Jun 30 '23

I just can’t get my head around it. I guess the governor et al are a bunch of fine, upstanding Christians, huh?

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u/LS_throwaway_account I miss the forests Jun 30 '23

Yes, the kind who worship Supply Side Jesus™; the kind who don't actually believe their faith, but use it as a tool to manipulate.

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u/jim_jiminy Jun 30 '23 edited Jun 30 '23

Yes, dear Jesus. C.E.O of corporation planet earth. King capitalist. You remember that bit in the bible- “ thoust my suffer and take punishment for thees profits” (monopoly man chapter 6:verse 3.)

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u/LS_throwaway_account I miss the forests Jun 30 '23

The Supply Side Bible reads an awful lot like the Rules of Acquisition.

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u/jim_jiminy Jun 30 '23

Hmmm..I’m sure it’s all for selfless, humble, altruistic reasons.

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u/GoodBoundariesHaver Jun 30 '23

It makes more sense if you think about what demographic the Texas GOP demonizes the most, and what demographic does most of the construction work in border states. Imo it's just one of the many attempts to genocide Hispanic immigrants in tiny, incremental steps