You dont have to call yourself capitalist to be capitalist. The main difference between modern western capitalism and classic monarchy is the collective perception of divine right. Now that perception is completely personal.
I think they were commenting on how a marathon that's two and a half times longer than a typical marathon took almost 6 times as long to complete. Not that the definition of ultramarathon is somehow in doubt.
They'd have to be willing to listen to you for it to matter. And shouting "you're a moron!" at them has gotten little to no positive response thus far.
The thing is, they don't truly understand the consequences. Otherwise c/leopardsatemyface wouldn't be a thing.
They believe that they are free from consequence because they keep being told that, and by the odds they're unlikely to face major direct consequences of their choices. And when they do, often it gets blamed on "the other side" instead of the people they choose to represent them.
It's not about them being too stupid to understand, or too evil to want better, it's about an unwillingness to think about the consequences of their actions.
So they should go into private education do only the rich or lucky can get a good education?
Or do you think that teachers are the ones directing public education policy?
Or are you saying that somehow not participating in a flawed system will somehow fix it?
The entire purpose behind policies that hinder quality education is to drive skilled educators away. To choose not to participate is the best way to expedite the goals of those who benefit from poor quality education.
And maybe cotton candy will shoot out of my butt and feed all the starving orphans.
The frog jumps out when it's uncomfortable no matter how slow you heat the water, despite what the meme tells you. The issue is that there's plenty of people more than willing to provide yet another pot of water to boil for the frog to jump into, because the frog just wants out, it doesn't care where it goes.
It's not really a die toss because the people with power maintain that power and have the most influence in what comes out of that shit-pool. It needs a functional shakeup at the deepest level, and not superficial changes at the surface level to make an effective difference. Otherwise things will just continue to repeat until we destroy ourselves. The problem is that kind of shakeup requires that people remain vigilant and involved for their entire lives, which isn't going to happen if their only concern is that their own lives are getting disrupted and they want it to go back to par, which is our current standoff.
If your view that progress is only progress if you get everything you want with no downsides what so ever, you're doomed to be disappointed for the rest of your life.
The last guy was shockingly progressive for a pope. If that's not something to at least appreciate, even if you're not going to laud it, then all this bitching is pointless grandstanding.
You dont have to call yourself capitalist to be capitalist. The main difference between modern western capitalism and classic monarchy is the collective perception of divine right. Now that perception is completely personal.