> our government works for corporations instead of the public

Yes, but we cheat ourselves out of change with learned helplessness. Did you see how much hatred the business community directed at Lina Khan when she started dusting off the old antitrust machinery? That happened recently. It can happen again. It was on the ballot, and it will be again.

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ChrisMarshallNY an hour ago | parent [-]

> Did you see how much hatred the business community directed at Lina Khan

Lina Khan truly has the interests of consumers at heart.

The hatred was not just right-wing. Many lefties hated her, too.

The common thread seems to be billionaires.

	▲	smallmancontrov an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Yes, I saw that too, it was quite remarkable. Still, learned helplessness would have us believe that such an appointment was impossible and yet it happened, and it happened in a Democratic party that leaned "more lib than left" to an even greater degree than it does today, or will in 2028. So when the billionaires twirl their moustaches and say "Silly kids! You can't possibly defeat me, why do you even try?" (or, more realistically, sponsor a lackey to promote that message) one should try to have at least as much gumption as a child facing down a cartoon villain who recognizes this as smack talk rather than deep philosophical truth. The progressives of 100 years ago faced down the first round of Robber Barons and won. We've done this before and we can do it again.