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It is out of touch billionaires, but it's also a vast swath of misinformed non-billionaires who seem convinced that the only thing they need to know about gover
by jfengel 2y ago
It is out of touch billionaires, but it's also a vast swath of misinformed non-billionaires who seem convinced that the only thing they need to know about government is that it's bad.
They're the ones who put the out of touch billionaires in charge, and they remain thrilled. Even when people don't get fired, they like the way the randomness keeps everyone else terrified.
- staplers 2y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Tsar,_bad_Boyars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Tsar,_bad_Boyars
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- voidhorse 2y agoIt's not really surprising when both parties continue to promulgate the lie that "hard work" and "intelligence" correlate with wealth, when in reality, luck and legacy correlate much more strongly, meanwhile the top 10% of households in the USA hold 67% of the wealth while the bottom earners have to make due with a measly 2.5%. This leads all those people into thinking the government must not work (because it is unable to curb the insane uneven distribution of wealth, which they don't see but feel the direct side effects of) simultaneously thinking mr. big businessman must be able to fix it, because the standard narratives tell everyone to do nothing but worship such people because wealth = smart = good, right? .