"The rich are good people deep down"
Seen in Seattle, Washington
@RadicalGraffiti
Switch "The Rich" for any other group of people and it becomes "hate speech."
Why is it ok to hate people based upon the amount of money they have?
The other "groups of people" are protected because their "grouping" is based on (usually) immutable characteristics, often determined at birth, that they are marginalized for, usually by dominant majorities.
The rich are not immutably so - they make a series of choices to exploit others and extract value from workers and the environment, or else to hold and maintain their inheritance of stolen wages.
The rich are (unfortunately) not at the margins, powerless - see the push back from them at even the most milquetoast union or regulation efforts.
@jlcrawf @RadicalGraffiti Because no one is “rich” like these guys are rich without leaving a trail of misery and exploited people behind them.
Replacing “rich” with “serial killers” in this meme makes more sense than a minority group.
@smidbot @jlcrawf @RadicalGraffiti 3 were rich, one would've been when he inherited wealth, and one was an ocean explorer and navy veteran.
@RadicalGraffiti @jlcrawf perhaps because the only way to become rich is by exploiting other ppl?
@jlcrawf @RadicalGraffiti wtf are you on about with this absolute shit take
@jlcrawf @RadicalGraffiti because that money leads to power they can AND DO use to put teeth behind other bigotries.
@jlcrawf @RadicalGraffiti
It's always been acceptable to discriminate based on wealth: landlords, grocery stores, hospitals, courts/jails, and universities frequently discriminate against people based on how much money they have.
Discriminatory access to shelter, food, healthcare, legal rights, and education is much more damaging than being the target of an edgy joke on a piece of graffiti.