Metric after metric, measure after measure are being taken from us. They’re taking away the forms of tracking it and they’re taking away the protections. Why? Don’t they care about the people? Don’t they care about the millions who’ve gotten sick, the millions who’ve been disabled, the millions who’ve died? The cdc cares about keeping the economy running, no matter how high the stack of corpses gets in the corner. They want people working and creating profit for their capitalist masters. When people get sick the “health”“care” system will strip them of any remaining money and leave them to die.

  • wahwahwah [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    1 year ago

    My comment from another thread:

    Literally, though. Every agency and department is just a specialized PR firm for the government’s corporate backers. EPA for greenwashing; FDA for rubber-stamping preservative filled slop that’s not safe for consumption; CDC for downplaying a deadly, years-long pandemic so that businesses can stay open.

    • bumblebeehellbringer [fae/faer, they/them]@hexbear.netOPEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Yes. They also exist so that when people say “Shouldn’t we do anything about these pressing problems that are affecting society?”, the propaganda machine can say “Yes, we have a department that takes care of that. And you should listen to them because they’re the ‘authorities’. If you don’t like how they run you’re welcome to try to change them in the rigged political system.” They exist to present the illusion that the problems are being taken care of, so people don’t solve the actual problems.