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Edited to add - To be clear for anyone, it's Oligarchs/Billionaires paired with rampant, unfettered corporate greed. (at least in my view)

Someone reminded me that I was using dogwhistle parlance in my use of they which may have suggested otherwise.

Here are some visual aids to accompany my clarification:

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[–] Kobibi@sh.itjust.works 34 points 3 weeks ago (18 children)

I know this isn't what you intended, but you gotta be careful on the Internet saying 'guess who 'they' are', cos a lotta places on the Internet ask this and the answer is supposed to be 'jews'

[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

Yeah I can't think what else OP could mean though? All the other answers I can think of are too broad and obvious for "three guesses" to be a thing you'd ask.

[–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 19 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

Honestly, I thought OP meant billionaires/capitalists. Jews did not even cross my mind.

Edit: clarity

[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Right, but saying "three guesses" implies that the answer is something that's slightly hidden. "Capitalists" doesn't really make sense because it's essentially going "three guesses who it is that's doing all this capitalism... that's right, capitalists!". If OP didn't intend it as an antisemitic dogwhistle then it's an odd title for other reasons.

(edit: I just had a glance through their post history and I think it's probably not supposed to be a dogwhistle, but just unfortunately titled; I think maybe OP just assumed everyone reading it were already on the same page on whatever specific thing they themselves blame capitalism on?)

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Right, but saying "three guesses" implies that the answer is something that's slightly hidden.

Or that it's very obvious and they're being sarcastic.

[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago

That’s what I meant by “slightly”. It’s an expression that gets used when we all know the answer but it’s one that’s slightly under the surface.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world -2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

But it doesn't really work for capitalists because these problems don't exist in a lot of capitalist nations and it kind of exists for supposed noncapitalist nations as well where if you don't follow the rules and don't work then they take your commodities away.

TBH tho I doubt that sort of reasoning would stand in the way of anti-capitalists.

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