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Aristus

(72,785 posts)
Fri Jun 26, 2026, 03:21 PM Jun 26

"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 Jun 26 OP
Yeah, Don Jr, Eric, and Ivanka look exhausted all of the time! nt Ilsa Jun 26 #1
Capitalism is feudalism. orthoclad Jun 26 #2
"Remember how the government hounded Al Capone to an early grave?" struggle4progress Jun 26 #3
Why the working poor would believe this is beyond comprehension. Diamond_Dog Jun 26 #4
The biggest propaganda machine in history orthoclad Jun 26 #6
Musk worked a million times harder orthoclad Jun 26 #5

orthoclad

(5,299 posts)
5. Musk worked a million times harder
Fri Jun 26, 2026, 04:24 PM
Jun 26

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

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