[alt text: a 4-panel comic by @eastcoastitnotes, illustrated on a yellow sticky note. The first panel shows a king standing up on a castle wall and addressing his subjects. The king has an overflowing moneybag behind him with the words “Not Money” written on it. The king is saying, “I don’t have your money, working class!”. In the second panel, the king looks more feverish, and he is shouting, “It’s the HOMELESS people who have it! and and and the IMMIGRANTS!”. The third panel depicts two stick people, one labeled “The Left” and one labeled “The Right”. “The Left” is saying, “That doesn’t make sense…” and then they are interrupted by “The Right”, who is saying “YES DADDY”. In the fourth and final panel, The Left is looking at The Right with a concerned gaze, and The Right seems blissfully happy. ]
I hope most people here realize that most of our societal problems are a direct result of oligarchs. The 1% that rule over everyone else with their unimaginable wealth.
They are very happy keeping the other 99% fighting amongst themselves while they extract even more wealth.
The fight for American democracy is a fight against oligarchs.
And I’m sure some of us could make the case on a global level as well.
