Right? Like, how fucked up is it that comparing work situations becomes a sport in the Oppression Olympics, and that we're all feeling bad because other workers have it so much worse? Instead of linking arms together in solidarity and demanding better for everyone, bottom to top. (But not the topmost, because those assholes are already enjoying the fruits of our labor quite enough, thankyouverymuch.) The most evil thing that Corporate America ever did was to convince us that we need them more than they need us.
(Srsly. The fear that the proles will Rise Up is just about the only thing that makes the wealthiest 0.1%* break into a cold sweat. From a recent Alternet.org article: "...people are so desperate to hold onto what they have that they are too busy looking down to look up: 'As psychologists will tell you, fear of loss is more powerful than the prospect of gain. The struggling middle classes look down more anxiously than they look up, particularly in recession and sluggish recovery.' ")
*The top 20% control 84% of the wealth in the country. The top 0.1% control the highest percentage of that 84%. The top 400 income earners in the country control the highest percentage of that highest percentage.
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(Srsly. The fear that the proles will Rise Up is just about the only thing that makes the wealthiest 0.1%* break into a cold sweat. From a recent Alternet.org article: "...people are so desperate to hold onto what they have that they are too busy looking down to look up: 'As psychologists will tell you, fear of loss is more powerful than the prospect of gain. The struggling middle classes look down more anxiously than they look up, particularly in recession and sluggish recovery.' ")
*The top 20% control 84% of the wealth in the country. The top 0.1% control the highest percentage of that 84%. The top 400 income earners in the country control the highest percentage of that highest percentage.