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To: precisionshootist

A great old book on this topic:

https://www.amazon.com/Anti-Capitalistic-Mentality-Ludwig-Von-Mises/dp/1467934836

A couple of comments by me:

—It takes a sociopath to become a billionaire—seriously—”nice guys” are not gonna get it done—you have to enjoy stomping on anybody who gets in your way.

—The Big Tech billionaires got in bed with the .gov spy agencies who use them as fronts.

—Billionaires look down on the “mere peons” who “don’t have what it takes” and treats them like farm animals.

—Billionaires don’t want competition. They made it and want to close the doors behind them. Massive government regulation and taxes on potential rivals are great tools in that effort.

—Billionaires want to be loved by the masses—that means massive propaganda and virtue signaling.

They hate us. Full stop.


8 posted on 06/18/2021 10:05:01 AM PDT by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
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To: cgbg
cgbg said "It takes a sociopath to become a billionaire—seriously—”nice guys” are not gonna get it done—you have to enjoy stomping on anybody who gets in your way.

My own experience different. I've worked for a couple of them, and that doesn't describe either of them. The thing that both had in common was not so much ruthlessness, but an amazing perserverence. They just didn't know how to give up. You Milage May Differ, as always.

26 posted on 06/18/2021 11:04:26 AM PDT by absalom01 (You should do your duty in all things. You cannot do more, and you should never wish to do less.)
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To: cgbg

Yeah well there is Trump.


33 posted on 06/18/2021 11:47:43 AM PDT by Jonny7797
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