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In reply to the discussion: The billionaires thought they were so smart. [View all]gab13by13
(29,869 posts)31. With AI leading the way
there will be a move to monopolies, such as; Krasnov will bail out the Big farms but let the small farms go broke. There will be an oligarch in charge of Big Farma, he/she will be protected by Krasnov and in return Krasnov will receive a % of the profits.
There will be oligarchs in charge of every industry. Of course the number of billionaires will have to be greatly reduced, only the strong will be in charge. There will be an oligarch in charge of communications who will speak with a single message. Krasnov may even call him the Minister of Truth?
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Yikes. I hope not. But, the midterms will be crucial. And SCOTUS alone could bring it all down, the motherf*ckers.
Joinfortmill
Tuesday
#17
Historically narcissistic injury is intricately bound to capitalism and consumerism
bucolic_frolic
Tuesday
#2
A big problem in America is that people have no clue just how rich the wealthy really are.
CrispyQ
Tuesday
#30
There was an exit poll in the early 'aughts that showed 19% of Americans thought that they were in or soon would be...
Hugin
Wednesday
#50
As I said above. Some of them are going to go down the drain with the rest of us.
Irish_Dem
Tuesday
#15
Yes Loyalty is a major issue. In Russia, Putin does regular purges of industry, military, etc.
Irish_Dem
Wednesday
#47
Parasites can't afford to kill their hosts. A lesson that the billionaires have yet to learn.
Crunchy Frog
Wednesday
#41