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The glee peasants are showing should make the 1% nervous

I’ve been thinking that ever since that dumb “submarine” sank at the Titanic. I don’t feel particularly sorry for the people who died (other than the kid who apparently didn’t want to be there in the first place), but the outright glee I saw a lot of people express online was surprising.
It seems like there was a largely unspoken agreement among the wealthiest in the West throughout the middle of the 20th century, particularly in the aftermath of the Depression, World War II, and the rise of communism, that they wouldn’t try to extract the absolute maximum of wealth from the workers and try to keep a stable, happy middle class and even lower class that had a relatively comfortable existence without feeling too at risk of losing everything. As you get to the end of that century and into this century, the wealthiest forgot why that policy existed, newcomers didn’t understand it, or they decided they wanted to see how much more extraction they could get away with thinking they’ll be able to reign in any unrest before it gets too bad; probably some combination of those and other factors. It’s a dangerous game to play, though, and it seems like explosive moments are closer than the wealthy powers realize.
Not that I think there’s any real organizing power behind the scenes, just that in the past a lot of people came to a collective understanding of a system that could bring a lot of financial stability to a lot of people.
- It seems like there was a largely unspoken agreement among the wealthiest in the West throughout the middle of the 20th century, particularly in the aftermath of the Depression, World War II, and the rise of communism, that they wouldn’t try to extract the absolute maximum of wealth from the workers and try to keep a stable, happy middle class and even lower class that had a relatively comfortable existence without feeling too at risk of losing everything.
  Actually, the richest people in America were terrified of FDR and the New Deal, and even attempted a fascist coup in order to overthrow him. Fun fact, George W. Bush's grandfather, Prescott Bush, was implicated in it!
- Buddy look at the tax code post great depression. There was no agreement the government said fuck you pay them.
- As you get to the end of that century and into this century, the wealthiest forgot why that policy existed
  The collapse of the Soviet Union removed the threat of an alternative and "proved" that capitalism was the superior ideology, pushing their confidence that they could do no wrong through the roof.
- Not much formal organizing needs to happen, based on the way this particular CEO found out.
- It seems like there was a largely unspoken agreement among the wealthiest in the West throughout the middle of the 20th century, particularly in the aftermath of the Depression, World War II, and the rise of communism, that they wouldn’t try to extract the absolute maximum of wealth from the workers and try to keep a stable
  Thats because we stopped them, they always try as much as they are allowed to.
- It's "rein in any unrest". I'm not pointing this out to be a grammar nazi, but because "reign in" is an interesting slip in the context of your post.
I fully agree. If I were a billionaire, I would be "let's get a team together and come up with a strategy" levels of nervous. See, the 1% has sort of dehumanized themselves, by creating this decades-long narrative that they're this untouchable caste almost on the level of Demigods, and the closer you get to God, the further you get from Human. Now that one has been shot and killed in broad daylight in the middle of NYC, and again with the idiots on the homemade submarine, that narrative is obviously untrue. When a dragon is slain, we don't mourn its death, we cheer the Dragonslayer. So, if I were in the 1%, I'd be very worried about appearing all too human, all too quickly.
- Doomsday bunkers were an obsession back in the 2000s for billionaires. If you think about their ideas from that framework it puts some of their stupid inventions into perspective. The cybertruck is the vehicle Musk would want to be in during a riot against him if he isn't on Mars at the time.
We are currently at a wealth disparity that outpaces the gap that precipitated the French Revolution and invention of the guillotine.

What is happening in this meme?

The meme is usually disapproval of something followed by approval of something that basically the same thing. The approval is of a CEO being murdered, but advocating violence is against the rules so the "approval" has been removed by moderators.
- Yep, someone mentioned on a post the ~~murderer~~ hero may never be named, I replied "Good" My comment was removed shortly after, so I recommented "Too bad, so sad"
- Gotta love how those upvotes stuck around though, hahaha. Denial denied. Fucking /c/news mods are spineless assholes.
- I don't understand the "removed by mod" part.
Drake was unfortunately turned into a meme at some point in the past. There are alternatives available. Can I offer you a laforge version for your next meme?
"Removed by mod" means the comment was celebratory response.
The "happy drake" reaction is removed by mods, like comments about it.
https://lemmy.world/comment/13794258

Does anyone know who the shooter was? I want to send them roses.

Sometimes things line up in a way that seems intentional.

What the FUCK.
- Oh don't worry, they won't stop you from getting the anesthesia - they're just going to make you pay 1000% above the wholesale price of it. Which you can negotiate down just like Blue Cross does. Good luck with that though. Anyway who knows, maybe their CEO will go visit New York.

Shameless plug - https://lemmy.world/post/22765349

They forgot "We're going to need prior authorization."

What do you think the chance is that this becomes a trend?

If America went from school shootings to billionaire shootings I wouldn't be mad. Think billionaires can afford pretty good security details though.

I mean, it really is the only thing left

So many here showing their true colors and demonstrating that they're actually no better than the people they oppose.

See my other comment:
When a dragon is slain, we don't mourn its death, we cheer the Dragonslayer.
- I disagree with this metaphor. Humans aren't inherently evil, in contrast to the dragon. Even though the guy definitely did evil shit as a CEO and is responsible for thousands of dead people, he is not fully evil. I'm very sure he also did good things.
  For me this is really important, because that's exactly why I oppose death penalty. No human is absolutely evil, and thus in every person there is something worth preserving and being protected.
- It's all fun and games as long as you get to decice who the dragons are. The people you oppose have their's too.
What do you mean by this? Should people who cause incalculable harm to others not be removed from their position to cause harm?
- Literally celebrating the murder of a person is what I mean.