Elaborate and explain

  • MTK@lemmy.world
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    18 hours ago

    I mean… Look around? Maybe billionaire is a new thing, but it is just modern royalty. We still have kings, they just got better PR.

  • surph_ninja@lemmy.world
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    18 hours ago

    The billionaires, by convincing people the rich have a monopoly on violence.

    But if anything sparks collective violence, the rich are overthrown within a month.

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    22 hours ago

    Assuming the 8b were all of the same mind, they would win. But we all know there are quite a few that the billionaires could buy to fight for them

  • angrystego@lemmy.world
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    23 hours ago

    Tje billionaires are winning now and the reasons are obvious.

    The 8 billion are unable to think clearly, identify problems and organize. The billionaires are focused on their goals and super influential. They’re able to buy loyality of the key less fortunate people and enforce loyality of others. They can also buy media to influence thinking of the masses.

    If it was just about numbers, the billionaires would lose. But it’s not.

  • Emil_Zatopek1982@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Just stop believing that those 3000 are billionaires. If 8 billion people say “No, you are not rich” those fuckers become poor. Money is a religion.

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    23 hours ago

    Depends on the situation.

    If we were all put into an arena with zero weaponry, the 8 billion. Under no circumstances would the 3000 win because the 8 billion would most likely end up murdering them, even if by accident.

    Under the current world conditions, not looking good.

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    I’d want to say “8 billion people”, but right now 3000 billionaires lead on.

    After all, they maintain their position by masterfully playing people off each other and setting things up to be on top. They have all the resources to extend their influence.

    If 8 billion people could turn billionaires voices off for anything larger than a day, then yeah, 8 billion all the way, and 3000 will run out FAST.

    But the latter know this, and will never let this happen. We should.

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    Over 1 million Russians killed and how many tens of thousands in Gaza. 3000 would be quite easy compared to the innocent.

    Yes markets would be in shit but so what, take their wealth and distribute it. The entire financial system is made out of thin air now, everyone will be all worried to justify why not to do it but we need to do it for our civilization to grow beyond having the Poor’s do all the work for the greedy pigs.

    The entire system needs to change and they won’t go easy, it will be tough and bloody.

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      The hard part isnt the toppeling of the system, it is creating a stable new one, economicly and politicly. Think about the millions of indoctrinated people in all corners of the world that are fuled by hate towards a none existing enemy. Getting those in, will be hard. Especially if they are deep into conspiricy

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      2 days ago

      That’s because—for many reasons—there are way too many non-billionaires on team billionaire.

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        2 days ago

        I worked with a guy that proudly proclaimed that he voted for the right because they looked after the rich.

        He was not rich, but he purchased lottery tickets weekly and stated he’d rather get screwed while poor than pay more tax if he, some day, became rich.

        And that was the day I realised that we’re fucked.

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            2 days ago

            I don’t, I feel like moron / stupid just doesn’t cut it for idiots like this. I honestly don’t know of an adjective the fully encapsulates the stupidty, childishness, and naivite of a regular person aligning with the super rich.

            • anomnom@sh.itjust.works
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              2 days ago

              Corporate brainwashed, delusional, desperate, uneducated, lazy, close-minded, coping human?

              The media is pushing “answer a few questions, or spin a wheel, and get rich”, and “sing in your car, then get famous on Idol” and getting huge ratings. Same way we got this fucking President. Corporate brainwashing.