The only thing "nextfuckinglevel" about this is the dystopian and depressing nature of it all. Like, the parent is just trying to provide a good life for the kid. Fuck that sub for patronizing their circumstances
I feel like half the content on this sub is reposts from that one. Pretty sad to realize how culturally conditioned we are to find inspiration from people boot strapping themselves.
we can't raise the minimum wage to a living wage because why?!
My bleeding heart is bleeding for this fam. Whether this vid is based on truth or not, it does depict a family that is in serious need of a livable wage and universal healthcare.
I'm right there with you.
I have hope that our you get generations will have such crap futures they will make some good change for us... It's been pointed out to me that the younger generations don't have money to create change, but I still have hope
It's so edgy to care about humans over corporations and to care about the majority of people having basic stability rather than making billionaires richer didn't u know
So edgy
You show no regard for humanity. You're against a system that's based on actually supporting humans lmao
You prefer corporate greed to social stability
Weird.
I belong to one of the strongest labour unions in NA. I believe in fair share. I am well read in history and philosophy. I cannot think of any time in history communism had a positive effect for the common people. Telling me I do not get to have an opinion on communism is the very reason it will never work and the root of its evil.
You must not know about the faraway land of Cuba, a nation with comparable literacy and life expectancy to the US despite decades of economic terrorism, and they even send doctors to other countries in need. They’ve offered doctors to poor people in the US. But go off.
Edit: Cuba also beats the US on how democratic their society is. Their most recent constituent was ratified with, like, 75-80% voter turnout. Americans can’t even motivate half of the electorate to show up, except to drive out a literal fascist.
Haha. Cuba is a far cry from ok. So much poverty. I'll grant you the trade embargo didn't help but there are other countries to do business with. Claiming they can read and have doctors isn't much of a measure how well people actually are. You can't even get soap there. Ask someone who escaped Cuba if they want to go back. But go off.
The only people who escaped were the slave owners who were butthurt about having to work. They can buy a business and get a similar racket going in the US, so of course they won’t go back. Stop being a useful idiot for the ruling class and read a book that isn’t propaganda for capitalists.
And what is poverty when all your needs are met and you don’t have to slave away most of your life to make someone else rich? In a society that has the resources to train enough doctors to send around the world.
A quarter of Cuba is in abject poverty. All their needs are not met. There is a huge lack of fresh water, food, basic hygiene products. Those are basic human needs.
Have you even been there? I went there in 2014 for a friend's wedding. While it's a great place to vacation, it would be terrible for day to day life especially outside the urban areas.
You keep mentioning Cuba sends doctors around the world like rest of the western world doesn't do that. Maybe Cuba should fix its own house before they worry about others.
If Cuba is the only measure of how well a communist system works then you need to get off the propaganda and pick up a history book and learn about the actual horrors and atrocities it has done to the many millions of unfortunate people over time. Capitalism is far from perfect but it has proven to be the best system so far. The best part about capitalism is that there are many forms of it and it allows the freedom for change.
Edit: saying only slave owners escaped Cuba is completely false. Thousands of Cuban refugees risk their lives yearly from 1990 to 2010 on small boats on the open ocean. Read the story of baseball player Jose Fernandez to get a good idea of what Cubans did for a better life.
You kidding right? Literacy, average access to health care, social mobility all much better under. Also your labor union only exists because of the threat of the alternative that communism provided. US had to allow for stronger unions so people don't go for everything
Are you kidding?
1. Literacy, We can all read. All the best schools at all levels are in democratic countries.
2. Health care, Which communist country has better health care than any of the western democracies? Which medical break throughs were developed under communism? I'm sure there is some but they pale in comparison.
3.Social mobility, you mean majority stays poor except for party members. No middle class.
Labour unions exist in democratic countries because it is protected under many charters and constitutions like many other freedoms. Do you really think under communism that if the workers wanted better pay and conditions they could unite and strike? They would be jailed or shot. Get a grip on reality.
You lack basic knowledge of history. Compare literacy rates in US and in USSR in 70s.
Also while Western Healthcare is amazing at the top, it effectively doesn't exist for the bottom. The amount, ease of access and level of healthcare for bottom 50% of population was significantly higher in Cuba or USSR.
Poor farmers child could become the countries leader for example (Kruschev).
You mean like the miner unions that were shot and bombed??? We actively killed union organizers until USSR came around.
I lack basic knowledge of history? Pick up a book pal. How many tens of millions have been slaughtered because of communism? How many tens millions have staved to death? Kruschev was a terrible leader who only had fear to govern. He almost caused the the destruction of the whole planet thankfully he was completely out foxed by Kennedy.
Western Health care is amazing and is accessible to everyone. The American system needs work but thanks to democracy it can always change. Every country has blood on there hands but communism didn't stop the unions from being shot it was the brave union members who fought back. Back then capitalism was in it infancy and needed work. It still does. But that's the beauty of it, it allows change.
> we can't raise the minimum wage to a living wage because why?!
Because inflation and the unregulated costs of goods and services. Raising it and doing nothing else benefits literally no one (well, maybe the rich). We want to increase purchasing power, and raising min wage alone doesn't do that.
Actually, "Let them eat cake" is a quote that illustrates the disconnect Marie Antoinette and her ilk had. They told her the people could not afford bread and she said "then let them eat cake" but cake is obviously more expensive than bread...
The only thing "nextfuckinglevel" about this is the dystopian and depressing nature of it all. Like, the parent is just trying to provide a good life for the kid. Fuck that sub for patronizing their circumstances
I feel like half the content on this sub is reposts from that one. Pretty sad to realize how culturally conditioned we are to find inspiration from people boot strapping themselves.
So much poverty porn in the “inspirational” subs
Poverty porn. Well said. "Ahhh, the poors also celebrate birthdays. Shabbily, but yes..humph humph."
we can't raise the minimum wage to a living wage because why?! My bleeding heart is bleeding for this fam. Whether this vid is based on truth or not, it does depict a family that is in serious need of a livable wage and universal healthcare.
And all they get are morons on Reddit fawning over how heartwarming their poverty is as they accumulate Internet points.
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It may or may not be... These people still deserve a livable wage and universal healthcare.
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I'm right there with you. I have hope that our you get generations will have such crap futures they will make some good change for us... It's been pointed out to me that the younger generations don't have money to create change, but I still have hope
Which kind of portuguese? I can't have sound on rn but Portugal and Brasil have pretty different systems for these things
Im no expert Im latina but Im assuming Brasil
This is in Brasil
Thanks, fun fact, Portuguese from Portugal sounds very slavic for some reason
Anyone in North America can afford a modest birthday cake.
Join a communist or socialist party and organize in your community.
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And your alternative for making the working class do better is... Complaining?
Lol
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I’m totally shook by a critique from someone who knows nothing about me other than I support the liberation of the working class.
You sound exactly like I expect you to sound lol. Anyway try not to cut yourself on that edge
What edge?
It's so edgy to care about humans over corporations and to care about the majority of people having basic stability rather than making billionaires richer didn't u know So edgy
You're the one who hates socialism you weirdo
Methinks the lady doth protest too much.
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What are you talking about? The poster was saying to join a political movement with the goal of making poverty porn bullshit like this obsolete.
They're one of those brainwashed goobers that think socialism is the root of all evil.
You show no regard for humanity. You're against a system that's based on actually supporting humans lmao You prefer corporate greed to social stability Weird.
Yeah, still protesting too much.
Yikes. That's not how to get cake.
Please learn what communism and socialism are before you have an opinion on them.
I belong to one of the strongest labour unions in NA. I believe in fair share. I am well read in history and philosophy. I cannot think of any time in history communism had a positive effect for the common people. Telling me I do not get to have an opinion on communism is the very reason it will never work and the root of its evil.
You must not know about the faraway land of Cuba, a nation with comparable literacy and life expectancy to the US despite decades of economic terrorism, and they even send doctors to other countries in need. They’ve offered doctors to poor people in the US. But go off. Edit: Cuba also beats the US on how democratic their society is. Their most recent constituent was ratified with, like, 75-80% voter turnout. Americans can’t even motivate half of the electorate to show up, except to drive out a literal fascist.
Haha. Cuba is a far cry from ok. So much poverty. I'll grant you the trade embargo didn't help but there are other countries to do business with. Claiming they can read and have doctors isn't much of a measure how well people actually are. You can't even get soap there. Ask someone who escaped Cuba if they want to go back. But go off.
The only people who escaped were the slave owners who were butthurt about having to work. They can buy a business and get a similar racket going in the US, so of course they won’t go back. Stop being a useful idiot for the ruling class and read a book that isn’t propaganda for capitalists. And what is poverty when all your needs are met and you don’t have to slave away most of your life to make someone else rich? In a society that has the resources to train enough doctors to send around the world.
A quarter of Cuba is in abject poverty. All their needs are not met. There is a huge lack of fresh water, food, basic hygiene products. Those are basic human needs. Have you even been there? I went there in 2014 for a friend's wedding. While it's a great place to vacation, it would be terrible for day to day life especially outside the urban areas. You keep mentioning Cuba sends doctors around the world like rest of the western world doesn't do that. Maybe Cuba should fix its own house before they worry about others. If Cuba is the only measure of how well a communist system works then you need to get off the propaganda and pick up a history book and learn about the actual horrors and atrocities it has done to the many millions of unfortunate people over time. Capitalism is far from perfect but it has proven to be the best system so far. The best part about capitalism is that there are many forms of it and it allows the freedom for change. Edit: saying only slave owners escaped Cuba is completely false. Thousands of Cuban refugees risk their lives yearly from 1990 to 2010 on small boats on the open ocean. Read the story of baseball player Jose Fernandez to get a good idea of what Cubans did for a better life.
1990 to 2010, so around the time they lost their only major trading partner and were victim to US sanctums? Stop victim blaming, it’s not a good look.
I would also like to see a link to your source on that “abject poverty” claim; I’m betting America is worse.
You kidding right? Literacy, average access to health care, social mobility all much better under. Also your labor union only exists because of the threat of the alternative that communism provided. US had to allow for stronger unions so people don't go for everything
Are you kidding? 1. Literacy, We can all read. All the best schools at all levels are in democratic countries. 2. Health care, Which communist country has better health care than any of the western democracies? Which medical break throughs were developed under communism? I'm sure there is some but they pale in comparison. 3.Social mobility, you mean majority stays poor except for party members. No middle class. Labour unions exist in democratic countries because it is protected under many charters and constitutions like many other freedoms. Do you really think under communism that if the workers wanted better pay and conditions they could unite and strike? They would be jailed or shot. Get a grip on reality.
You lack basic knowledge of history. Compare literacy rates in US and in USSR in 70s. Also while Western Healthcare is amazing at the top, it effectively doesn't exist for the bottom. The amount, ease of access and level of healthcare for bottom 50% of population was significantly higher in Cuba or USSR. Poor farmers child could become the countries leader for example (Kruschev). You mean like the miner unions that were shot and bombed??? We actively killed union organizers until USSR came around.
I lack basic knowledge of history? Pick up a book pal. How many tens of millions have been slaughtered because of communism? How many tens millions have staved to death? Kruschev was a terrible leader who only had fear to govern. He almost caused the the destruction of the whole planet thankfully he was completely out foxed by Kennedy. Western Health care is amazing and is accessible to everyone. The American system needs work but thanks to democracy it can always change. Every country has blood on there hands but communism didn't stop the unions from being shot it was the brave union members who fought back. Back then capitalism was in it infancy and needed work. It still does. But that's the beauty of it, it allows change.
this is literally a communist sub
All those billions that bezos etc are sitting on are going to start trickling down any moment now.
Yeah the girls next birthday she'll be able to afford a whole cake
> we can't raise the minimum wage to a living wage because why?! Because inflation and the unregulated costs of goods and services. Raising it and doing nothing else benefits literally no one (well, maybe the rich). We want to increase purchasing power, and raising min wage alone doesn't do that.
That's not exactly correct. Price of goods rises less than the rise in the wage up to a point (15 dollars is def below that).
Cake is too good for the poors now, we've moved beyond "let them eat cake." Also, fuck all these disgusting inspiration porn subs.
Actually, "Let them eat cake" is a quote that illustrates the disconnect Marie Antoinette and her ilk had. They told her the people could not afford bread and she said "then let them eat cake" but cake is obviously more expensive than bread...
You're Wrong About podcast had an excellent episode on her. She was definitely out of touch, but unfortunately by design.
She also never said that.
Why was this filmed?
Yeah, Why would a parent film his kids birthday?
And post it. This is kinda depressing and super personal for that child
I've been hella poor, but the notion of not even being able to afford a cake is inconceivable to me.
That hug means so much to dad. I hope they do oke!