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schratze @schratze@todon.nl
2y
When you're poor and can't feed yourself, it is more moral to simply go to a supermarket and take food from there

Supermarkets have unlimited food. The companies have infinity money

Food banks, charities, your friends and family, etc. also have limited resources. They may need the money themselves. If you take food from a supermarket, that means there's more food and money left at those places which can be used by people who can't do it
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schratze @schratze@todon.nl
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Not saying you absolutely have to do it if you're in that situation. There are a million valid reasons for not wanting to or not being able to take food from a supermarket. This is more of a retort at a privileged smartass I read on here earlier today who portrayed shoplifting for food as some kind of moral failing
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schratze @schratze@todon.nl
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I cannot stress enough how taking food from a supermarket is a victimless crime. These stores throw out several magnitudes more food than they could ever "lose" through shoplifting.

All chain supermarkets in Germany are owned by some of the richest dozen or so families in the country. And over the last two years and change, they raised prices for basic things such as flour, pasta, bread, cooking oil etc. by at least 50%, sometimes 100% or more, while production cost has only risen marginally. These people are doing fine for themselves. I doubt that the situation is any different for supermarkets in most other countries
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Jeder neocat_floof_googly_woozy neocat_flag_agender 🔜 eth0 @jeder@miau.jeder.pl
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@schratze one victim i can find are people working in the supermarket, because of course higher-ups will find a way to fuck them over because of this
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Jeder neocat_floof_googly_woozy neocat_flag_agender 🔜 eth0 @jeder@miau.jeder.pl
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@schratze at least that's how it is here
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