Robocop is fantastic sci-fi, but this comparison to reality kind of falls apart right at the beginning with the part of corporations helping rioters. Has that ever actually happened? Is there any real evidence of that at all? Corporations have a long history of crushing riots, strikes, and protests with private security forces, such as the Pinkertons. Large corporations are also frequent donors to police departments and police projects. They’d much rather just buy buildings in the part of town that already has low property values and jack-up the prices to a tenant without any recourse but to move out or pay up, even if that means many apartments will sit empty for long stretches at a time.
They still inforce the Pinkertons for union breaking, forgot if they changed the name…
Social media and news is controlled by a few billionaires. They determine what is censored and what is okay to talk about. Always dividing the people into tribes, so as to distract us with identity politics and culture wars.
Not as direct as in Robocop but it is there. Greedy politicians/lobbiests/executives working for the oligarchy keeping the working class divided and fighting each other.
It depends on what kind of riot, really. I’m sure what’s depicted in the movie has happened at some point (recently in Venezuela, perhaps?) but it’s definitely not the common version.
Robocop is fantastic sci-fi, but this comparison to reality kind of falls apart right at the beginning with the part of corporations helping rioters. Has that ever actually happened? Is there any real evidence of that at all? Corporations have a long history of crushing riots, strikes, and protests with private security forces, such as the Pinkertons. Large corporations are also frequent donors to police departments and police projects. They’d much rather just buy buildings in the part of town that already has low property values and jack-up the prices to a tenant without any recourse but to move out or pay up, even if that means many apartments will sit empty for long stretches at a time.
Philadelphia would like to have a word
You have a point.
They do crush unions and keep wages low.
They still inforce the Pinkertons for union breaking, forgot if they changed the name…
Social media and news is controlled by a few billionaires. They determine what is censored and what is okay to talk about. Always dividing the people into tribes, so as to distract us with identity politics and culture wars.
Not as direct as in Robocop but it is there. Greedy politicians/lobbiests/executives working for the oligarchy keeping the working class divided and fighting each other.
It depends on what kind of riot, really. I’m sure what’s depicted in the movie has happened at some point (recently in Venezuela, perhaps?) but it’s definitely not the common version.
Venezuela? Fucking asshole