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Can confirm, I've had all m dental work done in Mexico (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 day ago by [M] to c/latestagecapitalism@lemmy.world
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[–] 81 points 1 day ago* (3 children)

The propaganda is so bad that there are a non negligible amount of people that read this story and their first thought will be to blame this person for being a "traitor to America" for not supporting our economy by paying for overpriced healthcare, or because they don't have a good enough job to provide insurance.

There are working class people out there with the boot so far down their throat they will get angry at anyone pointing to how ridiculous of a world we live in.

It's like our entire culture in America is just filled with sunk cost fallacy and the false belief that as soon as we make things better that that will be right after THEY just became a billionaire.

Everyone is so tired and exhausted from overworking and getting nothing in return that the only dream they have is of being in the position of their boss one day and get to be the dickhead that fucks everyone else over.

We literally can't even imagine very basic things that most of the world enjoys.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 day ago

    It boggles the mind that anyone could defend our current medical system, let alone our dental system. Even with dental insurance, you're lucky to get more than 50% covered for these type of procedures and there is an annual payout cap which even a root canal and crowns can hit. A single implants in the US will cost much more than this guy claims to have spent.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 day ago* (1 child)

    There are working class people out there with the boot so far down their throat they will get angry at anyone pointing to how ridiculous of a world we live in.

    "You have to understand, most of these people are not ready to be unplugged. And many of them are so inured, so hopelessly dependent on the system, that they will fight to protect it."

    Same old, same old it seems.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 day ago

    That's why Mamdani style "sewer socialism" is so important right now for breaking people out of it. We start with showing the country that we can fill pots holes, provide childcare, and reduce grocery prices, they will break out of their matrix pretty quickly.

    Americans aren't use to having a government that actually functions. But, because their expectations are so low the bar for changing their minds is also very low. We just have to win power to make enough people believe it's actually possible. And once that happens, well, we'll be able to make changes nationally one way or another.

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