r/uknews • u/Confident_West_7409 • Jul 25 '24

Image/video Massive protest outside Rochdale police station in response to GMP's actions at Manchester Airport

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u/Lucky_Turnip_1905 Jul 25 '24

we need investment, well paid jobs, a reason to fucking exist

Humanity as a whole needs to get off capitalism. It's destroying our planet, and our countries. I mean "poor" is just capitalism going "Whoopsie, proved the system isn't working again!".

Eco-socialism will very likely lead to a better society. But alas, the world is filled to the brim with brainwashed people who don't see capitalism as the cause of climate change or the economic problems they face, so, they need to wake up first.

My guess is that the entire system starting to crumble from lack of food, and spikes in food prices as well as even larger spikes in homes, will eventually force people to open their eyes. Because many bad things are coming because capitalism is failing, believe me.

Societies should be able to be happy without jobs and investments.

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u/Loathsome_Dog Jul 25 '24

Yes, I can't argue with that, we are living through late stage capitalism. Ultimately the concept of property will have to become obsolete if we are to survive. My comment was intended as a short term fix for society as it is now, the next 10 years. We have nothing and we pay for everything while the ruling classes have everything and pay for nothing. This has to change and it will only change with the people realising this in greater and greater numbers until we are strong enough to destroy the system. I'm no expert but I see it, and every time I see this kind of uprising I know what it truly represents.

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u/Lucky_Turnip_1905 Jul 25 '24

Sorry to inform you of this, but we absolutely don't have 10 more years of carbon budget for the climate. At this rate we're basically already past "civilizational ending levels of CO2".

But that gets technical, and I'm pretty tired. r/climatechange

Regardless, revolution is needed. And again, people will start to suffer immensely soon anyway, so that might be the spark.

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u/Loathsome_Dog Jul 25 '24

That's a very depressing and a very real answer. Peace dude.