They don’t actually give a fuck about cruelty imo because they don’t see worker drones as people. Ensuring the working class is on the edge of crisis is the point. They want people to be hardly making it, but enough to keep going, so they’ll work endlessly and accept crappy conditions. They want people to be deluded by propaganda and not have the energy or time to seek political change. Making money and retaining power is the point.
The capitalists have already adopted much from their utopian (sic) novels, 1984 and Brave New World, and soon will realize the economic utopia depicted in Dickens' work.
That's because you're thinking about it wrong. Here try this: say "Jesus!" Good- now wave your hands way above your head like you're waving to a cloud with both hands.
There ya go. See? It all makes perfect, rational, logical sense. vote Trump. Then shut up.
Isn't society miserable? It's because you don't work hard enough. Also government doesn't work. Can't you see how we didn't send you food? It's the government's fault so we need to get rid of the government. Both sides! But first vote for us so we can remove the government regulations that are stopping us from destroying the government