Do you support prison abolition /paying prisoners a living wage / making being able to vote more accessible to everyone?
I like your stances and opinions and your jokes but I'm genuinely curious on this one.
(This is inspired by some of the comments under one of your posts talking about how we should just make democracy more livable under capitalism, and while I disagree with that being the ONLY thing we need to do, it does kinda make me think about how many people think we need to get better without abolishing prisons or at least treating our prisoners better than we are treating them currently.)
hi! i'm not sure which post you're referring to but I'm actually anti-capitalist. I think we need to dismantle capitalism as a system because it is inherently inhumane, working exactly as intended and therefore cannot be "fixed" without restructuring it entirely from the ground up; the devaluation of human labor and environmental destruction for profit is not a bug, it's a feature. i could delve into the kind of economic system that i think should replace it after dismantling it, however it's more of a thought exercise and until it becomes a plausible reality, i would rather focus on how we can make capitalism livable for the time being because we have no other choice. for example we could start by lowering rent, instituting a 4-day work week, and establishing support networks for homeless people. i'm not an economist so it's not like i have all the answers but according to the results from other countries who have applied these practices, it improves quality of life and the economy significantly.
as for prisons, i'm pro-abolition. you can check out my prison abolition tag for more information, but essentially prisons exist in this day and age as an industry that profits off of slave labor. many of our laws and their enforcers unfairly target minorities and lower class people, and the denial of convicts the right to vote is just another way our government strips vulnerable communities of their political power, autonomy, and supposedly inalienable rights. aside from the conviction of innocent people and people who did commit a crime but ultimately did no harm, i don't think it's the right of any individual (or government, for that matter) to imprison others. i think people tend to forget that "criminals" are human beings and deserving of the same rights as everyone else, and it is human nature to make mistakes. the important thing is the opportunity to do better. militarist propaganda has done an incredible job of convincing us that convicts are amoral and undeserving of our sympathy, turning society in general against them and destroying any sort of safety net they might have had or needed otherwise. and people are too busy clinging to the notion that criminals are subhuman and deserving of whatever punishment is dealt that they can't see that this is a slide into fascism, and that they can just as easily become "other" should they find themselves on the receiving end of the system. we are very close to living in a surveillance state, which means any minor offense or slip-up has the potential to completely decimate your chances at getting a job, applying for college, getting a loan, receiving housing, and especially being able to have a say in elections. it also makes you more likely to be arrested again on account of "suspected illegal activity", so your record follows you around for the rest of your life.
sorry this got so long but yeah, essentially capitalism and the prison industry are inhumane and should be abolished.
I want you guys to understand something. And let it be known that this is the only time that I will talk about Amber's child.
When I say that we should not talk about Amber's child, I mean that her child has nothing to do with Johnny, and has nothing to do with this case.
"If she abused Johnny, what is to stop her from abusing her child?"
Simple: how she views another adult is completely different from how she would treat her child. It could change once her child grows and start to form an opinion of her own, but for right now, that child only sees Amber, her mom.
I'm not defending Amber by any means, I'm defending her daughter who doesn't see what we see. She only sees her mom who provides, gives her kisses, holds her when she is upset, and plays with her when she craves the attention.
And that is PRECISELY why we don't talk about Amber's daughter. Because to her daughter, she is the best mom. Worry when there is something to worry about because right now, we only see what we can catch a glimpse of from the outside.
And I would hope Amber would do anything to keep harm from her.
Morro AU HeadCanon as actor from a famous Lego Series (Ninjago) Part II
Art Credit to @erradays
- Morro’s actor always have many followers before his fame (300k in Instagram and Twitter) but had rise upon his role to 3. 2 million as soon as Ninjago Season 5 had made its debut.
- Some celebrities that followed him that are A- List such as Bella Hadid, Zendaya, Jason Momoa and Kendall Jenner, who he only followed Bella Hadid as he had encountered her in one of the events.
- He is also a Depp fan and openly stated his disgusted over a ‘certain’ Aquaman starlet, calling her a skank or hoe that reaped peoples benefit. He was one of the people who like Depp’s verdict statement in IG.
- He is part of the animal rescue team and does his job seriously to ensure no animals being left behind.
- Morro’s actor have always been a fair person as he stated that ‘innocent until proven guilty’.
- Currently, he is in a secret project as he got invited into MCU and DCU as a disclosed support actor.