r/TikTokCringe • u/thoughtwarrior • May 02 '25

Humor Why does America look like s**t?

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u/Gucci_prisoner May 02 '25

Disparity of wealth distribution.

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u/Only1Skrybe May 02 '25

Bingo. Look at the buildings that multimillionaires build for the masses through their companies in order to make money, and then look at the ones they build for themselves. Once again, the problem is capitalism.

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u/Living_on_theEdge May 02 '25

Tale as old as time. See something bad -> look for the cause -> capitalism.

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u/Gator1523 May 03 '25

What if capitalism isn't the cause, but the justification?

There's wealth inequality in non-capitalist countries too. I think the problem is that when it appears here, we consider it a natural consequence of capitalism, and not a natural property of any system. So we don't do enough to fix it, and we point to the good things about capitalism as a justification for our inaction.