#Dignity

DobrochnaGodność człowieka wynika z samego faktu bycia człowiekiem. Wartość osoby nie ma nic wspólnego z jej poziomem samodzielności, wyglądem, pochodzeniem, byciem w normie intelektualnej lub nie, zatrudnieniem lub jego brakiem, wkładem we wzrost PKB albo czymkolwiek innym.Człowiek to człowiek. Godność człowieka przysługuje każdemu. Prawa człowieka przysługują każdemu.<a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/chrzescijanie" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@chrzescijanie</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/radykalizm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#radykalizm</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#propaganda</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dignity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dignity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#disability</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ekonomi%C4%99naMarsa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ekonomięnaMarsa</a>!

Sim BarrDignityThe statue is located on a bluff overlooking the Missouri River near Chamberlain, South Dakota. The stainless steel, 50-foot-tall statue was designed by sculptor Dale Lamphere to honor the cultures of the Lakota and Dakota people. In his own words:"Dignity represents the courage, perseverance and wisdom of the Lakota and Dakota culture in South Dakota. My hope is that the sculpture might serve as a symbol of respect and promise for the future."<a href="https://c.im/tags/dalelamphere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dalelamphere</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/dignity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dignity</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/dignityofearthandsky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dignityofearthandsky</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/sculpture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sculpture</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/sculptor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sculptor</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/southdakota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#southdakota</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/dakota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dakota</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/lakota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lakota</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/chamberlainsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#chamberlainsd</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/statue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#statue</a>

Ian KremerLet's help people living with <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/dementia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dementia</a> and those who are <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/caregiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#caregiving</a> overcome the stigma and prejudice so often inflicted upon them.<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Alzheimers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Alzheimers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/mentalhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mentalhealth</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/dignity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dignity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HumanRights</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#quote</a>

GruppettoDear people organising <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NoKings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoKings</a> across the US today and showing that you defend <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#democracy</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#freedom</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dignity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dignity</a>! You are more. You are us. We think of you and wish you success and safety!You shall not be moved.<a href="https://song.link/y/GN-I2_vLKWI" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://song.link/y/GN-I2_vLKWI</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#solidarity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UnionStrong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnionStrong</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UnionPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnionPower</a>

NonilexVia Austin Kocher:Another human being died in a for-profit <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/detention" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#detention</a> center in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Georgia</a> just days ago. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ICE</a>'s press release does little to honor the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/dignity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dignity</a> of life but insists on spending a long paragraph further criminalizing him in death as they did in life.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#immigration</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HumanRights</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TheCrueltyIsThePoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TheCrueltyIsThePoint</a> <a href="https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-detainee-death-atlanta" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-detainee-death-atlanta</a>

Europe Says<a href="https://www.europesays.com/2155788/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.europesays.com/2155788/</a> Las Vegas suit drive helps 21 individuals secure employment <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#business</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CommunitySupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CommunitySupport</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Dignity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Dignity</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/employment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#employment</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/hope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hope</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/jobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#jobs</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LasVegasRotaryClub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LasVegasRotaryClub</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ProfessionalAttire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ProfessionalAttire</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SuitDrive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SuitDrive</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WestCareNevada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WestCareNevada</a>

UK<a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/177035/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.europesays.com/uk/177035/</a> Las Vegas suit drive helps 21 individuals secure employment <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Business</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CommunitySupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CommunitySupport</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Dignity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Dignity</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/employment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#employment</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Hope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Hope</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/jobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#jobs</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LasVegasRotaryClub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LasVegasRotaryClub</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ProfessionalAttire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ProfessionalAttire</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SuitDrive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SuitDrive</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UK</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnitedKingdom</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WestCareNevada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WestCareNevada</a>

Gerd_Brodowski<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#israel</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#palestine</a> : <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#war</a> / <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gaza</a> / <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blockade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blockade</a> / <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#women</a> / <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dignity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dignity</a> / <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bodycare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bodycare</a>„Whether it’s their first time or a routine part of their life, menstruation has become a nightmare for women and girls in Gaza. The conditions they are forced to endure - displacement, overcrowded shelters, and lack of basic hygiene - have turned a natural biological process into a monthly ordeal.“<a href="https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/06/1164081" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/06/1164081</a>

Alo Japan<a href="https://www.alojapan.com/1289731/la-times-today-little-tokyo-and-skid-row-celebrate-new-affordable-housing-development/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.alojapan.com/1289731/la-times-today-little-tokyo-and-skid-row-celebrate-new-affordable-housing-development/</a> LA Times Today: Little Tokyo and Skid Row celebrate new affordable housing development #<a href="https://channels.im/tags/Dignity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Dignity</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/channel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#channel</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/city" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#city</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/CommunityLeader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CommunityLeader</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/HomelessnessCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HomelessnessCrisis</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/hope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hope</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/intersection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#intersection</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/LaTimesToday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LaTimesToday</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/LittleTokyo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LittleTokyo</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/NewAffordableHousingDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewAffordableHousingDevelopment</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/OrangeCountyViewer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OrangeCountyViewer</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/PalosVerdesPeninsula" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PalosVerdesPeninsula</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/SkidRow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SkidRow</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/SpectrumNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpectrumNews</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Tokyo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tokyo</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/TokyoNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TokyoNews</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/umeya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#umeya</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/%E6%9D%B1%E4%BA%AC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#東京</a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/%E6%9D%B1%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#東京都</a> At the intersection of Skid Row and Little Tokyo, a beacon of hope has risen. That hope comes in the form of a s…

LM Little<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canada</a> has a lot of work to do. <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6782751" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6782751</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TRC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Reconciliation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Reconciliation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Equality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Equality</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dignity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Dignity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HumanRights</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IndigenousRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IndigenousRights</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cdnpoli</a>

Wild Sown In many countries, retrieval of usable <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23materials" target="_blank">#materials</a> from <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23WasteStreams" target="_blank">#WasteStreams</a> is an entire <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23livelihood" target="_blank">#livelihood</a> for people in <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23underemployed" target="_blank">#underemployed</a> communities. All recovery of materials is work, and deserves dignity. <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23recycling" target="_blank">#recycling</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23circulareconomy" target="_blank">#circulareconomy</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23inclusion" target="_blank">#inclusion</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23zerowaste" target="_blank">#zerowaste</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23industrialecology" target="_blank">#industrialecology</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23destigmatize" target="_blank">#destigmatize</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23work" target="_blank">#work</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23dignity" target="_blank">#dignity</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23reuse" target="_blank">#reuse</a> RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ngqdkvttdmzsbwb2mngquwip/post/3lqg22um6uk2g" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ngqdkvttdmzsbwb2mngquwip/post/3lqg22um6uk2g</a>

Ian KremerEach of us bears responsibility to help people with <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/dementia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dementia</a> and those who are <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/caregiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#caregiving</a> to live as fully as possible for as long as possible.<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Alzheimers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Alzheimers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HumanRights</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/dignity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dignity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#quote</a>

Jacqui ☘️<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@TJ1001" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@TJ1001</a> Ahh.. giving him a second state visit didn't work then!! Now who could have told him that was going to happen? Yep everyone who has been paying attention to what 🍊 is like.It is time to get up off your knees, stand up to him ffs. Have some dignity.<a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/backbone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#backbone</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/dignity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dignity</a>

Joan't Stop Me Now 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️😷<a href="https://turtleisland.social/@csgraves" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@csgraves</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@atlovato" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@atlovato</a> I think it was Kimberley Jones in the below video where I first heard this - she says: "They are lucky that what Black people are looking for is equality and not revenge."And my god that hit home. Video: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb9_qGOa9Go" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb9_qGOa9Go</a>Transcript: <a href="https://speakola.com/ideas/kimberly-latrice-jones-protests-racism-instagram-2020" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://speakola.com/ideas/kimberly-latrice-jones-protests-racism-instagram-2020</a><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/KimberlyJones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KimberlyJones</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Equality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Equality</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HumanRights</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Dignity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Dignity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Racism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Decolonisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Decolonisation</a>

Nonilex“The act of deporting people who in many cases have left their own land for reasons of extreme <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#poverty</a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/insecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#insecurity</a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#exploitation</a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/persecution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#persecution</a> or serious deterioration of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#environment</a>, damages the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/dignity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dignity</a> of many men and women, and of entire families, and places them in a state of particular vulnerability and defenselessness,” <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PopeFrancis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PopeFrancis</a> wrote in a recent letter to U.S. bishops.

Windspeaker.com“It just got me angry. It kind of got me sad because I knew this person. Because I just finished film school, I felt like I should do something. But I didn't quite know how or what to do.”<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Indigenous</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/FirstNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FirstNations</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/film" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#film</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/documentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#documentary</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/dignity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dignity</a> <a href="https://www.windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/documentary-aims-humanize-first-nations-man-who-was-made-infamous-meme" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/documentary-aims-humanize-first-nations-man-who-was-made-infamous-meme</a>

Matteo CesariA UN Convention on the rights of older persons.Emphasizing the universal importance of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rights</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dignity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dignity</a> of older persons, in the spirit of the United Nations.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UnitedNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnitedNations</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Aging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Aging</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ageing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ageing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OlderPersons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OlderPersons</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OlderPeople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OlderPeople</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UN</a><a href="https://untoday.org/a-un-convention-on-the-rights-of-older-persons-the-time-to-act/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://untoday.org/a-un-convention-on-the-rights-of-older-persons-the-time-to-act/</a>

Silkester<a href="https://io.waxandleather.com/@alisynthesis" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@alisynthesis</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@jeffjarvis" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@jeffjarvis</a> As a German I feel with you. I'm removed generations from Nazi Germany — born in the 60s. It is with mixed feelings to get Germany's past thrown in your face every day with the current sins of the US.But if Germany's past as the ultimate baddies helps prevent some of the atrocities in this world, I'm good with it.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fremdsch%C3%A4men" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fremdschämen</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NaziGermany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NaziGermany</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mores" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mores</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CautionaryTales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CautionaryTales</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Humanity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Humanity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HumanRights</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dignity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Dignity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Resistance</a>

Kent Pitman(continued from previous post on thread)This topic is very apropos in the current market. We may be about to enter another recession, perhaps a depression. 401K's are down. So the claim that we could do better investing on our own is uncertain, but is again certainly going to test a lot of ordinary citizens, postponing their ability to retire. And I emphasize that the choice f when to retire is not just a whim. Even ignoring age discrimination, age wears on a person, and some people do physical jobs (read: ACTUAL hard work, as opposed to metaphorically hard work done by rich executives) that leave them depleted. So delayed retirement is not just an inconvenience, it is in some cases torture and in some cases impossible.But even as we are potentially entering a depression, the billionaires are salivating. They are looking forward to "buying low". They're treating this roller coaster as a buying opportunity. They plan to get rich on this depression. Even as others suffer and probably many die. They are gleeful.This is the time when Social Security should be doubling down and assuring people it will increase benefits to cover rising costs (although it wouldn't be terrible if we just impeached the President who's causing those rising costs artificially with tariffs that really no sane business people think are a good idea). Because Social Security is again a contract with the population about what our priority is. And if we need more money, we should be bumping the tax on those gleeful about what a great buying opportunity this is.They, the rich, would probably whine that this singles them out. That people are jealous. No one should stand for such rhetoric. The ones making the noise did not get their power by dealing honorably with us citizens. This is not jealousy speaking, it is a desire for justice. Be glad I'm not suggesting (as some are) that we just eat the rich and be done with it. Proper taxation of accumulated wealth (not just income) works for me. No one needs that much money anyway. It's CLEAR from their observed behavior that one can only buy so many gold toilet seats before one starts to wonder what the point of excess riches is, and really it seems the only thing that one can find to spend such wealth on is buying governments. And then, apparently, running them badly and cruelly. No, I'm not going to feel sorry about suggesting taxation.2/2 (probably the end)<a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SocialSecurity</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Privatization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Privatization</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USPolitics</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/SocialContract" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SocialContract</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#justice</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/inequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#inequality</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#poverty</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/SafetyNets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SafetyNets</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tariffs</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/401K" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#401K</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/RetirementSavings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RetirementSavings</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/retirement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retirement</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/AntiPoverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AntiPoverty</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/dignity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dignity</a>

Kent PitmanI often hear people say that Social Security should be eliminated, that we'd do better with our own 401K's.There are a lot of problems with that argument.First, it turns us into gamblers. The argument is that people could invest their money better. Maybe. But they can also invest their money worse. So it's a very uneven policy. And that is ultimately cruel. That's just gambling, and experience shows that gamblers are often a lot more confident than is warranted.The sociopaths among us often say, "Too bad. Individuals should take responsibility for their lack of saving. It's not my fault that some people don't plan." Those same people, though, are telling us that we should eliminate the minimum wage, that if the market doesn't want to pay someone enough to even live, why should it have to. So exactly where is the savings supposed to come from? On the one side, people work hard for hardly any money. On the other side, they're told their failure to save is a moral failing. Where is the discussion of moral failing in having more money than God and still being unwilling to help raise people out of poverty? That seems the biggest moral failing.Moreover, a lot of what makes the difference in who succeeds or fails is one's parents. Dynastic fortunes. Better schools. Better connections. Sometimes even just better health or better clothing. The narrative is spun that the rich worked hard for their money, but in my experience, poor people work much harder for the scraps they are thrown than rich people ever do, and the notion of "meritocracy" is nonsense because the people who get ahead are just those who get to start ahead of the others. But while on the topic of morality, let's also look at the structure of Social Security itself. People like to compare it to a 401K, but it's not like that. It's not a bank account. It's a very different beast.As an example, you become suddenly unable to work, it kicks in right away, even if you didn't pay for a long time. That's very different than a bank account. If you live a long time, it continues to pay you. There may be issues with cost of living adjustments, but the only reason we don't do those more often is that the aforementioned rich sociopaths insist it's better to give tax breaks to the wealthy. They'll tell you that Social Security is intended only to supplement your retirement, not to be the full amount, and yet they'll back penalties for trying to draw money out of Social Security if you're also getting other income. That's not really how supplements work, and it's a disincentive to additional work.But my point is that the contract is not for a specific quantity of money. It is a social contract, that you pay into it while you're able and you are paid when you're not able. We could do better on the getting paid part, but the point is for it to keep you from falling into poverty, to add dignity.It's worth noting that Social Security did not arise in a vacuum. While people COULD invest their money, a lot of people didn't, or else were losers in that gambling. Before Social Security, in the 1930s, the elderly poverty rate in the depression was something like 70%. So there is an objective way to understand what this did for the public. Some have called it the most successful anti-poverty program in the history of the US.And if we were really worried that investing in the market were a better bet, we could arrange for the Social Security trust fund to do that. That's just an implementation detail and has nothing to do with the overall social promise. If DOGE wanted to do something HELPFUL, instead of aggressively dismantling all of the US government's ability to provide value to the public, they could analyze whether there are better ways to manage the funds.But, ultimately, government is not a business and social security is not a profit & loss center, even if it's popular for some who don't like it to portray it that way. It mostly pays for itself, but from a moral point of view, its real purpose is to say that we as a society need to have a commitment to our sick and elderly, to assure they are taken care of, BEFORE we declare a profit. If we as a nation are able to give tax breaks to rich citizens only by cutting social programs, then the rich are preying on the poor. The health and welfare of all citizens is our first priority as a nation. We should not be preferencing the already-preferenced before we have attended to that.1/2 (continued next post)<a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SocialSecurity</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Privatization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Privatization</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USPolitics</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/SocialContract" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SocialContract</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#justice</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/inequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#inequality</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#poverty</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/SafetyNets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SafetyNets</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tariffs</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/401K" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#401K</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/RetirementSavings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RetirementSavings</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/retirement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retirement</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/AntiPoverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AntiPoverty</a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/dignity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dignity</a>

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