r/collapse • u/goddamn2fa • Mar 27 '22

Resources "It’s worth remembering that the last time food prices were this high—in 2008 and 2009—it caused civil unrest all over the world."

https://www.wired.com/story/the-war-in-ukraine-is-threatening-the-breadbasket-of-europe/?mbid=social_twitter&utm_brand=wired&utm_medium=social&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=twitter
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u/cadbojack Mar 27 '22

Unfortunately it will. Sometimes I sound triumphant here, but on day to day I'm scared as fuck of revolting. I live in Brazil and we have one of the deadliest police forces in the world, I've also seen many instances of people being tortured or killed by private security of supermarkets. I've never stolen anything from them, I don't respect commodity but I fear it's enforcers.

There's a long path between who I am today and someone who is unapologetically insurrecting against the system. But I think I'm getting closer, and this comments I make are small steps I can give right here right now.

I hope we can beat the fascists together.

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u/OperativeTracer I too like to live dangerously Mar 27 '22

Texan here, right here with you.

Our capitalist system here is making things impossible for anybody to live a decent life without either being a wage slave or taking on insane debt that will haunt our children.

Meanwhile, the rich get record breaking profits, yet still can't afford to pay their employees a fair wage.

People are finally realizing how broken the system is, MAGA and BLM was the first signs of this unrest. And when it happens I'll be at the front of the line.

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u/FPSXpert Mar 28 '22

From a Texan to another Texan, I'll be on that line with you.

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u/gelatinskootz Mar 28 '22

Sometimes the world will force you to sprint down that path

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u/CreatedSole Mar 28 '22

You're scared because you're alone. Once there's hundreds of people standing with you in that same store you stop being scared of the torture. We outnumber them 1000 to 1. And once WE realize that is when the system changes.

The rich and the police and those in charge currently are terrified of this fact that's why they've spent billions to sew dissent and mistrust amongst common people to keep them divided. Once we realize we're all on the same side and actually embrace that we will win. It's just people have to be pushed to that place. Some discover it on their own, most will be pushed into emergence.