My husband, son, and I have been locked up for months—despite being permanent residents with no criminal record. It is an unendurable, unending nightmare.

My husband, son, and I have been locked up for months—despite being permanent residents with no criminal record. It is an unendurable, unending nightmare.

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  • CubitOom@infosec.pubOPEnglish
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    24 hours ago

    We can blame multiple things. But I think we have to remember that capitalism and greed has been the leading cause or excuse of this behavior for most of human history.

    Hitler became wealthy beyond his wildest dreams.

    The slave trade was extremely lucrative for the Dutch east India company.

    Most empires in history traded humans they conquered as commodities.

    This is to say, the point isnt only just cruelty.

    I think the more abstract power concept is also very much the point, but it might be harder for some people to grasp. It is hard to quantify power, but easy to quantify money. And money is traded for power in our society.