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valleyrogue

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17. Too much money screws people up in the head.

Reply to in2herbs (Reply #9)

Thu Mar 20, 2025, 07:23 PM

Mar 2025

It's the notion of social darwinism where they think that because they were lucky or connected or downright crooked and got filthy rich, they have the right to rule over the rest of us. They actually think they are better.

They are not.

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Welcome to the warped mind of Curtis Yarvin. [View all] babylonsister Mar 2025 OP

Kick SheltieLover Mar 2025 #1

Terrifying and already in progress. Irish_Dem Mar 2025 #2

Yes. We have read of their plans to set up "patches" of cyber/geographical territories which will enslave the populace. John1956PA Mar 2025 #7

Yes "freedom cities." Trump has agreed to build some of them. Irish_Dem Mar 2025 #8

The American Alexander Dugin orangecrush Mar 2025 #3

A disciple. Probably worships the dystopian world of Ayn Rand. erronis Mar 2025 #20

Rec. Gil Duran has done a series of articles on these people-all colluding against democracy for power, money and ego. 58Sunliner Mar 2025 #4

An idiotic policy that will lead to wars between megalomaniacal oligharchs... brush Mar 2025 #5

Eff him malaise Mar 2025 #6

Yarvin and others like him are sooo stupid they make me laugh. These elites think they can rule their little in2herbs Mar 2025 #9

Too much money screws people up in the head. valleyrogue Mar 2025 #17

Fuck this guy. I hope Satan's got a special place in hell reserved just for him. Initech Mar 2025 #10

Wikipedia doesn't pull punches. In the first sentence, "is an American neo-fascist and far-right white nationalist" progressoid Mar 2025 #11

When I first heard hint of this and looked it up, I didn't dare utter it elsewhere, yellow dahlia Mar 2025 #12

True leighbythesea2 Mar 2025 #13

Exactly. And thanks for understanding my comment...even w/ a typo. yellow dahlia Mar 2025 #18

Occasionally leighbythesea2 Mar 2025 #23

Hmmm... lonely bird Mar 2025 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author lonely bird Mar 2025 #15

Obviously, this guy is screwed up in the head. valleyrogue Mar 2025 #16

Deep. Fried. Shit. dchill Mar 2025 #19

I don't keep a gun in my house. For probably the first time, I'm glad a lot of people actually do keep them. chouchou Mar 2025 #21

Holy fucking fuck AKwannabe Mar 2025 #22

Utopian anarchists or thug rule Nululu Mar 2025 #24

Bookmarked Baron2024 Mar 2025 #25

"Dark Enlightenment" tells me everything I want to Ilsa Mar 2025 #26

For anyone that enjoys passing the time Mr. Evil Mar 2025 #27

K&R ReRe Mar 2025 #28

The last time someone tried to create an authoritarian corporate state DBoon Mar 2025 #29