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Aristus

(72,738 posts)
Fri Jun 26, 2026, 03:21 PM 19 hrs ago

"Billionaires work hard for their money and deserve every penny of it" is the modern Divine Right of Kings.

When you have wealth and power, gained through inheritance, theft, or exploitation, you have a powerful incentive to justify your riches, and solidify your claim to them.

I hope one day the bulk of the working peoples of this country will stop believing this crap.

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"Billionaires work hard for their money and deserve every penny of it" is the modern Divine Right of Kings. (Original Post) Aristus 19 hrs ago OP
Yeah, Don Jr, Eric, and Ivanka look exhausted all of the time! nt Ilsa 19 hrs ago #1
Capitalism is feudalism. orthoclad 19 hrs ago #2
"Remember how the government hounded Al Capone to an early grave?" struggle4progress 19 hrs ago #3
Why the working poor would believe this is beyond comprehension. Diamond_Dog 18 hrs ago #4
The biggest propaganda machine in history orthoclad 18 hrs ago #6
Musk worked a million times harder orthoclad 18 hrs ago #5

orthoclad

(5,149 posts)
6. The biggest propaganda machine in history
Fri Jun 26, 2026, 04:25 PM
18 hrs ago

constantly tells them they can get their reward.

orthoclad

(5,149 posts)
5. Musk worked a million times harder
Fri Jun 26, 2026, 04:24 PM
18 hrs ago

than a worker who saved a million over a lifetime (counting house, etc).
Ketamine helped. Busy busy.

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