If she doesn’t have some quality dirt on them then she’s even stupider than she looks and acts and deserves everything that’s coming to her.

Republicans have gotten so used to losing and calling it winning that they think this is ok.

Oh yeah, we’ve definitely got our fair share of nut jobs, unfortunately.

What an embarrassment to Australia.

people only own things they can defend by force

Don’t worry, they’re building bunkers and drone armies to do exactly that.

If you’re not already watching this guy, I recommend you start. He’s pretty good. He says there’s no way Argentina can produce and export 300k tons of beef in 3 months and it almost certainly comes from Brazil. He also explains why.

https://youtu.be/FB2scx_UmfI

I don’t understand, he seemed so genuine and I really thought he was going to use his razor sharp business acumen and trust fund baby work ethic to solve all these problems!

In competitive markets that’s how it worked. What we have now are mega corporations who build monopolies by buying out the competition or sending them broke by brute force. Then once the corporation has a stranglehold they are free to cheapen their products and services and/or jack up prices knowing they have no competition. That’s why formerly quality brands are constantly becoming poor quality trash.

Inherited wealth leads to spoiled, privileged idiots who have grown up thinking they earned their lives through talent and hard work, when in reality they’ve just been failing upwards while the family money and connections have been covering their asses.

In late stage capitalism, those idiots have amassed enough wealth and power to make them a genuine threat to all of us. If you can’t see that happening already then I have to assume you’re one of the many people who are just beyond help.

I wasn’t the one making the statement, just offering an interpretation. I think a good case could be made that the US IS a shining example of mature capitalism.

The problem with capitalism is the high prices needed to pay for shareholder profits and executive bonuses. The key is to adopt some capitalistic programs but not so much that prices increase while quality of goods and services decrease in perpetuity.

Oh, and also end inherited wealth, because it’s antithetical to an egalitarian society.

I don’t think it’s the capitalism part they were disputing, it was the shining example part.

And the “don’t tread on me” crowd will gleefully sign up to join his gestapo so they can tread on their fellow citizens.