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paleotn

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14. They've now gone far beyond making the rich richer. That was merely a vehicle.

Reply to czarjak (Reply #6)

Sun Apr 20, 2025, 10:37 AM

Apr 2025

The very wealthy helped the regime get here, but now they're as imprisoned as we are. And going ape shit over the crazed tariff crap. You think Jeff Bezos signed up for having most of what he's hawking on the interwebs more than doubling in price overnight? No, this isn't a money grubbing scheme anymore. This is ideology. This is about remaking America into some theocratic fascist nightmare. Nothing less.

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