• latenightnoir@lemmy.world
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    15 hours ago

    So… I don’t get it, what’s the end goal with this massive no-win scenario? What are the people who were thrown in the gutter by the State in the first place supposed to do if they’re not allowed to be in said gutter?

    To me, this sounds like the State handing out compulsory baggies of coke, then arresting everyone for possession…

    • OprahsedCreature@lemmy.ml
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      4 hours ago

      what’s the end goal with this massive no-win scenario?

      To get more fire-fighting slaves volunteer prison firefighters to cheaply fight the inevitable further wildfires brought about by uncontrolled climate change, duh

    • ivanafterall ☑️@lemmy.world
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      10 hours ago

      To get rid of the homeless. Ideally, by shoving them out of sight. But…y’know…whatever happens happens. We certainly don’t enjoy being forced to do this!

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    23 hours ago

    Is the goal of the US government to put everyone in jail?

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      22 hours ago

      ChatGPT tells me that 15% of the population is the absolute maximum amount you can enslave. Anything beyond that would be too hard and dangerous to manage. So while not everyone, it’s still a big number.

      The current imprisonment rate in the US is 0.54%. I’m sure some people might think this number needs to get to 10%+ asap.