• floofloof@lemmy.ca
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    1 day ago

    They can’t be that incompetent

    Have you seen these billionaires? They absolutely can. The myth of their competence is pure propaganda.

    Also, they like corruption because it offers many opportunities for those with enough money to pay. And they like oppression of workers because it provides a ready pool of cheap labour to exploit.

    They’ll be looking at Russia and liking what they see, because they don’t see themselves being the ones working for pennies and being sent to die in Ukraine. And they all think they’re the smartest guy in the world (“why else would I have so much money?”) so they don’t see themselves being fucked over by Putin either. For them Russia is the promise of doing whatever you want, taking advantage of whomever you want, and getting whatever you want.

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      Have you seen these billionaires

      Only videos, but they don’t seem to be stupid.

      They’ll be looking at Russia and liking what they see

      Even if they do, why hand over the country? They control the US.

      For them Russia is the promise of doing whatever you want, taking advantage of whomever you want, and getting whatever you want.

      What can’t be done in the US?

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        20 hours ago

        Only videos, but they don’t seem to be stupid.

        Elon Musk and Donald Trump have proven that intelligence, competence, and charisma are not important factors in someone becoming obscenely wealthy.

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            14 hours ago

            Yes, most billionaires keep quiet. Doesn’t change the fact that just because they are billionaires that doesn’t mean they can’t also be complete idiots.

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              13 hours ago

              Some are, but without hard evidence I don’t believe that they knowingly have let a Russian asset come to power who hands over the US to Russia.

              Other things are happening and Trump’s Russia connections are a distraction.