Burn it. I don’t condemn the resistance. Not when war lords are making billions and investing them in harm against people both in the US and across the world, not when pedos run the country and are getting rich off the backs of the poor while kidnapping and raping our baby girls. Burn it to the fucking ground and hail him a hero. You say you don’t condone? I do. If everything else you say is true, and I’m with you on that (except the “67K” may be an economists estimation but it’s still too low), but showing any condemnation for a man who did what most of us should do to hold billionaires accountable and don’t? I’m not mad at what he did. When does the world wake up?
Excellent article young man. I would like to upgrade but I live on my social security which is pretty measly. But your writing gives me pleasure. I think we need a whole army of Luigi’s as men such as this who said if you had just paid us a living wage. The disparity is worse then the French Revolution!
We’re baring witness to the failures of capitalism along with what happens when a focus on individual needs, wants, and rights are deemed more important than the needs and rights of everyone.
What is disheartening to me is the fact that the US didn’t get this way in a year. This didn’t happen when Trump was in office the first time. This has been an ongoing issue for decades that has only gotten worse.
The Democrats are going to win big come the midterms. It will be telling to see what happens when they step into office.
Agreed that it is impossible to condone the destruction of an entire warehouse, and agreed that it absolutely could have been avoided if the rich weren't mentally-ill hoarders.
Herbert Hoover tried "trickle down economics" and Will Rogers called him on it. As Rogers said, "wealth trickles up. Give it to the poor man and the rich man will have it by the end of the day, but at least the poor man will have gotten some use out of it." The quote may not be exact, but that's the gist of it. It was true then and it is as true today. Make that more so today.
I hate greedy ass people. When you treat people like this some get violent because greedy people treat them like animals so what do you expect? You get what you pay for!
"I want to be clear: I am not endorsing what Chamel Abdul Karim did. Destruction of property is not a policy platform, and I am not treating it as one."
I rarely disagree with you, but on this point I disagree wholeheartedly. I support what Chamel did just like I support what Luigi did. If I were in Chamel's position I sure as fuck would have done the same thing. It's long past time for a revolution against these greedy motherfuckers. I personally think the guillotine for their CEOs is the appropriate solution.
Thank you for telling this story. I figured out Reagan’s bs theory was just that and left my mother’s repuklican party but couldn’t convince my siblings until recently. Your article should seal the argument.
Burn it. I don’t condemn the resistance. Not when war lords are making billions and investing them in harm against people both in the US and across the world, not when pedos run the country and are getting rich off the backs of the poor while kidnapping and raping our baby girls. Burn it to the fucking ground and hail him a hero. You say you don’t condone? I do. If everything else you say is true, and I’m with you on that (except the “67K” may be an economists estimation but it’s still too low), but showing any condemnation for a man who did what most of us should do to hold billionaires accountable and don’t? I’m not mad at what he did. When does the world wake up?
"All you had to do was pay us enough to live." All a heroin addict has to do is avoid the needle.
Excellent article young man. I would like to upgrade but I live on my social security which is pretty measly. But your writing gives me pleasure. I think we need a whole army of Luigi’s as men such as this who said if you had just paid us a living wage. The disparity is worse then the French Revolution!
Beautifully written, Qasim!
We’re baring witness to the failures of capitalism along with what happens when a focus on individual needs, wants, and rights are deemed more important than the needs and rights of everyone.
What is disheartening to me is the fact that the US didn’t get this way in a year. This didn’t happen when Trump was in office the first time. This has been an ongoing issue for decades that has only gotten worse.
The Democrats are going to win big come the midterms. It will be telling to see what happens when they step into office.
Thank you, Mary. And well articulated.
When pressure builds long enough, the release never looks rational from the outside, but it was always being priced in somewhere beneath the surface.
You can ignore the imbalance for years, but eventually it stops being a statistic and turns into an event.
Wild how destroying $750M in inventory is treated as the shocking part… but paying workers $20–30K below survival is just “the market working.”
At some point it stops being a crime story and starts looking like a receipt.
Exactly. The double standards are astounding.
Agreed that it is impossible to condone the destruction of an entire warehouse, and agreed that it absolutely could have been avoided if the rich weren't mentally-ill hoarders.
Herbert Hoover tried "trickle down economics" and Will Rogers called him on it. As Rogers said, "wealth trickles up. Give it to the poor man and the rich man will have it by the end of the day, but at least the poor man will have gotten some use out of it." The quote may not be exact, but that's the gist of it. It was true then and it is as true today. Make that more so today.
I hate greedy ass people. When you treat people like this some get violent because greedy people treat them like animals so what do you expect? You get what you pay for!
I stand with him. I don’t blame him a bit!
While I do agree that arson is a horrible thing to do, I also agree that employees should be treated fairly.
A good read
The mainstream media keeps framing the issue as "affordability".
In reality the real issue is "gross income inequality." The worst income inequality that this country has seen since the 1920s.
So don't fall for the affordability noise or characterization. It's all about who gets the pie and how much of it.
Exactly. The USA ranks the worst on the GINI index (index on wealth and income inequality) in the developed world.
"I want to be clear: I am not endorsing what Chamel Abdul Karim did. Destruction of property is not a policy platform, and I am not treating it as one."
I rarely disagree with you, but on this point I disagree wholeheartedly. I support what Chamel did just like I support what Luigi did. If I were in Chamel's position I sure as fuck would have done the same thing. It's long past time for a revolution against these greedy motherfuckers. I personally think the guillotine for their CEOs is the appropriate solution.
I hear you, John. I absolutely hear you.
The irony is that the people on the right who would condemn Chamel would also champion the Boston Tea Party as necessary to stop corruption and greed.
Thank you.
Thank you for telling this story. I figured out Reagan’s bs theory was just that and left my mother’s repuklican party but couldn’t convince my siblings until recently. Your article should seal the argument.