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[–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

And yet he's still hoping everyone else would fix it rather than doing something useful with all that wealth

[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 3 points 8 hours ago

He has "all that" wealth by our standards but by the standards of really influencing the system he doesnt have a pot to piss in. His net worth isnt widely available but assuming he is worth personally a quarter of a billion the most expensive apartment in Manhattan would leave him broke.

He has more than he needs definitely and I do agree with your point, but to be a global power player millions doesnt even come close anymore.

[–] rayyy@piefed.social 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This deteriorating situation is coming in HOT. The oligarch may not have time to fully co-opt the military, in fact the actual foot soldiers in the military are caught up in the suffering.

[–] vrek@programming.dev 5 points 18 hours ago

One thing as a government you should never do... Piss off the military, they control the guns.

The government is shut down so soldiers aren't being paid...

We shall see what happens

[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 day ago

Yeah. It’s way worse than the gilded age, with no signs of improving. People are literally starving now.

[–] not_me@piefed.social 11 points 1 day ago

You've voted for it , so revolt it will be