Making profit off of medication (or any other basic survival need, for that matter, and especially if they’re publicly funded) is and always will be immoral.

I understand they need to recoup research costs, but…

Except they don’t even need to do that, because, as is with most pharmaceuticals, the research was almost fully funded by the taxpayer.

And the 30% profit is for a generic product, so the research has already been done.

So yeah, 30% profit is of course much better than 3000%, but both are still obscene profiteering off of a lifesaving product paid for by, and then essentially withheld for ransom from, the general public.

True…

Though an “it” at the end of that sentence would have gone a long way to reduce my initial confusion lmao😂

To toss off

Ah yes, the high road, the best know cure for and deterrent of fascism… 🙄

further incite the right, convince them that they are fighting the holy fight, and accelerate violence against the citizenry?

Literally already happening.

How anyone can think that rolling over and playing dead while fascists stomp their way in to (more) power is a better way to “fight” them, than, I don’t know, actually fighting them, is honestly mind blowing.

Check your privilege, the fact that you aren’t impacted by their ongoing war, doesn’t mean no one else is.

Depression and mental illness leads some to want to go with a bang

No, they really fucking don’t, privilege and the sense of entitlement it gives do.

Like seriously, beyond the bullshit that is scapegoating mental illness because it’s easier than facing reality, that’s literally not how depression works, nor “mental illness” in general, especially when you consider that mentally ill people are significantly more likely to be victims of violence than perpetrate it.

Stop perpetuating this lazy counterproductive bullshit.

Widening Protests Kill 39

That’s a really fucked up victim-blamey way to say the police have killed 39 protestors.

“Our only option is to give in to fascism” 🙄

(yes, cooperating with it, accepting it as a legitimate partner for negotiation, is giving in. When one side is actively not only calling but acting to oppress multiple groups of people, there should be zero tolerance)

One of their main MO’s is projection and trying to claim victimhood where there is none, it’s part of the playbook…

This one specifically is also an antisemitic dog whistle - capitalists and rulers have, for millennia, substituted themselves in the view of the world they feed the masses for Jewish people, so the media, Hollywood, the music industry, “bankers” (the financial establishment), “the elite”, all those who have power over our society and their mouthpieces, that way they don’t have to work as hard manipulating the plebs’ view of the system - yes, these are all existing systems that serve a small group of very privileged people, but “no, it isn’t us, the uber wealthy, it’s those dirty Jews, go grab your torches!” *stroke mountain of money they’re sat on*

so why has the media chosen to ignore Trump falling asleep at the Republican convention?

Because they’re on his side. Seriously, that this needs spelling out at this point is truly fucking depressing…

Tell us you have no self respect or morals and are only concerned with furthering your own career without saying you have no self respect or morals and are only concerned with furthering your own career… 🙄

I’d say “what a fucking joke”, but it really isn’t funny…

This may sound weird

We should absolutely normalise thanking those who work to produce our food.

Ha, it’s your cake day today…

Ideally they’re being safe and watching out for you, but don’t gamble on it

Also, accidents just happen - people have heart attacks, strokes, seizures, machines malfunction, all sorts of shit can suddenly happen that is out of anyone’s control, so even if someone is being safe and watching out for you, it isn’t worth the gamble…

This is evil

(not exactly the same noise but can be used to the same effect)

Alternatively - hand farts for the times it’s too hot to want to stick a hand in your armpit lol

How do you deal with external problems you can’t solve around you? What is the moral thing to do here?

You don’t, you deal with your internal problems, like classism, ableism, and general ignorance of these people’s circumstances. Instead take the time to understand, learn empathy, show compassion and solidarity, instead of disdain. You don’t have to give people money you don’t have, but the least you can do is show them basic respect (no, homeless people aren’t all alcoholics or addicts, but many of those who do drink or use drugs do so to try and ease the deep distress of being homeless. And no, homeless people aren’t dangerous, those who create a society where they have to exist to keep people like you in line, are). (Edit to clarify: once you care about homeless people, rather than fear and/or look down at them, and understand the many reasons that lead to homelessness, you’d be equipped to actually tackle the systemic issues, but you can’t do that if you refuse to see them)

You are literally a blink of an eye away from being in their shoes, act like it.

Came here to make a similar comment

this:

He went on to declare the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) is “no longer simply a public service department” but an “economic growth department”, because health and the economy are “inextricably linked” and improving the health of the nation can help to “drive the economic growth of the country”.

Says it all really.

Neoliberals gonna neolib…

And I bet the, almost exclusively rich, people who actually created the mess (I would guess the vast majority of climbers have been there in the past 20-30 years) won’t even contribute to fund this, never mind actually clean up after themselves like they should have in the first place (and like those still swarming the sacred monument continue to do in exchange for the ego boost they’re there to seek).

That sucks. I had an issue at first with it only giving the option for android even though I’m on pc, but eventually I managed to get it right, I think there was another sub menu or something, I can’t remember exactly since it was a few months ago now… If that’s not it, I guess give some of the other options given here a try?