this post was submitted on 09 Dec 2024
558 points (85.5% liked)

Memes

45902 readers
2436 users here now

Rules:

  1. Be civil and nice.
  2. Try not to excessively repost, as a rule of thumb, wait at least 2 months to do it if you have to.

founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
 
top 50 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] Soup@lemmy.world 192 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

That douche bag CEO isn’t gunna get his life back and so on top of the reviews we got:

  • One dead asshole, hell yea.
  • That one company rolling back their decision to charge even more for anesthesia.
  • A whole lot of people learning even more about how fucked up healthcare really is.
  • A bit of an uptick in class solidarity
  • One step in the right direction.

Shut the hell up, is what I’m trying to say.

[–] theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world 58 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

FYI they only rolled back that change in one single state. The change will still happen in other states.

[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 63 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Sounds like we need 49 more adjustments.

[–] pigup@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

But that requires more Luigis

[–] Mango@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

Well I have some kinky shit I wanna get into before I go to prison.

[–] orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 16 points 2 weeks ago

It gave us a tiny fleeting look into a world where a united working class has power and outnumbers the ruling class.

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 115 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

What kinda fuckass McDonald's worker calls the cops on a folk hero? This is why we will continue to be curb stomped by the boot.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 111 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Somebody who needed $60k for medical expenses.

[–] Allonzee@lemmy.world 44 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

A well trained, well beaten dog.

An economic Uncle Ruckus. They train us from birth to see shame in not being wealthy, it sadly works. Some of our economy's victims internalize their own dehumanization and see it as the natural order to report on their fellow inferiors to their betters.

The same people mourning BriBris loss by hilariously trying to shame everyone for not condemning his murder while conveniently ignoring all the people he murdered through policy, and whose policies murdered people yesterday, and will today, tomorrow...

[–] AFC1886VCC@reddthat.com 28 points 2 weeks ago

economic Uncle Ruckus

The rich man provides us with meaningful work and purpose and we throw it back in his face by unionizing and wanting to take more of his money! We nasty poors must follow the rich man's example and one day we may be as cultured and decent as he is.

Praise the rich man and his benevolent ways!

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

The difference between a wanted murderer and an unsung hero depends a lot on how much, and which, media a person consumes.

I like to assume the average person is apolitical and pays only a passing glance at headlines.

load more comments (2 replies)
[–] cranakis@reddthat.com 102 points 2 weeks ago (11 children)

....and a cold dead CEO responsible for stealing our money and leaving us to die. You left that part out.

load more comments (11 replies)
[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 71 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This meme is astroturf propaganda to try to discourage the working class. There are plenty of stories of insurance companies reversing their decisions and approving procedures that they had denied the day before, or not going through with plans to reduce coverage.

That is what happens when the 1% are reminded that they are outnumbered 99 times, and that those with nothing to lose have nothing to fear.

[–] surph_ninja@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago

Yep. This never depended one the efforts of one person. It’s going to take all of us working together, and filling in where we’re needed to do our part.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 54 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Someone mentioned how the first time there was a school shooter, everyone took note. And now we have school shooters. It'd be interesting if this became a thing.

[–] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 121 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 23 points 2 weeks ago

Jesus christ that's...amazing.

[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 44 points 2 weeks ago (12 children)

Did you expect some kind of mass uprising to happen the very next day? A hundred million people out in the streets, all armed to the teeth, hunting CEOs for sport?

In this cartoon fantasy world of yours, what does "something coming from this" look like? Was his next stop going to be the White House where he would hold Biden at gunpoint until M4A is implemented?

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 44 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
load more comments (1 replies)
[–] TheFogan@programming.dev 44 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Honestly my only hope is.. that the lone gunman suicidal "I want to go down in a way to be remembered" kinds of shooters. Learn from this, and consider shooting a wealthy CEO instead of a school or movie theatre etc...

I in no way want more violence... but I believe it would be nice if the "we can't do anything about" violence, were more top of the power chain instead of bottom.

[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 47 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Realistically, if all the school shooters start going after CEOs instead (I certainly wouldn't complain if they did) you'd very quickly see gun violence go from "unsolvable" to "very solvable".

[–] alquicksilver@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] papalonian@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Oh no no, my friend. If the wealthy being gunned down results in gun control, it won't be for them. There will be some kind of exemption for private security that will be extremely expensive to get. Those wealthy enough will be able to find ways of sourcing their own if they want one. We'd be the ones without guns in that scenario.

[–] Timmy_Jizz_Tits@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I think you're actually underestimating our dystopia. Private security/military already exist to the scale that the, literal, "war" aspect of a class war would make actual arms mostly irrelevant. I think at that point it's just a numbers game.

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This already exists.

In New York wealthy business people pay small town sheriffs to deputize them. As deputies they now have a right to concealed carry, even in places like NYC that have very strict gun laws.

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net 19 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Agreed, OP’s post is what they WANT you to say— don’t help them out guys

load more comments (9 replies)
[–] Olgratin_Magmatoe@lemmy.world 43 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Nonsense.

It was a wake up call for execs to quit their bullshit. It was a wake up call for the working class to band together.

And there is still a very slim chance he gets acquitted/a not guilty verdict.

The conditions that caused this event haven't gone away. And all of the school shooter types have just been taught that you will be widely regarded as a folk hero for shooting an exec, so they may opt to change their targets for the better. We will probably see more exec shooters.

load more comments (2 replies)
[–] Voyajer@lemmy.world 42 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Pennsylvania disappoints again

[–] Bob_Robertson_IX@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

First, another fucking Pennsylvania McDonald's getting involved where it shouldn't. I'm done eating at McDonald's in Pennsylvania now.

But I wonder if this was intentional. Now we all get to hear what he has to say. Hopefully he turns out to be a leader.

[–] beansbeansbeans@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

Just stop eating at McDonalds in general. There are equally as pricey but healthier and tastier burger joints out there (or both). Check out your local restaurants; they're likely on par in price.

load more comments (3 replies)
[–] Lennny@lemmy.world 31 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

And a dead CEO. Take your wins where you can, it's almost fascist season.

[–] aphlamingphoenix@lemm.ee 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's gonna be a hot fucking summer.

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] pjwestin@lemmy.world 28 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You really think this is over? Columbine was a shocking, once in a lifetime event when I was in middle school. By the time I was in college, school shootings were a fact of life. The only difference is that people weren't rooting for school shooters. They may have caught this guy, but a new era of gun violence is just getting started.

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 20 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

Let's watch how hard gun control gets pushed when the barrels are aimed at the puppet masters.

Fellow lefties: If it's safe for you to do so, acquire, train, and responsibly store. That is all.

load more comments (6 replies)
[–] Rooskie91@discuss.online 27 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

All that happened? Did the CEO use scroll of resurrect or something?

[–] AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

No, the company used "appoint some other asshat to do the exact same shit" (or if they hasn't yet they soon will)

load more comments (2 replies)
load more comments (2 replies)
[–] yokonzo@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This is far from over, this pot is about to boil

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] MooseTheDog@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

Certified Fed Post

[–] ieatpwns@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

It hasn’t even been 24 hours yet

[–] Antiproton@programming.dev 8 points 2 weeks ago

That take is rank fucking idiocy

load more comments
view more: next ›