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patphil

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13. they are in a club, and we're not invited

Reply to gab13by13 (Original post)

Tue Apr 22, 2025, 10:12 AM

Apr 2025

Actual quote: It's a big club, and you ain't in it.
George Carlin speaks truth:

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The Billionaires Plan To Escape From Us [View all] gab13by13 Apr 2025 OP

Such nasty old social Darwinists Gum Logger Apr 2025 #1

There are ways of... 2naSalit Apr 2025 #2

They clearly want to go medieval, so we should oblige. Maru Kitteh Apr 2025 #8

that's why musk needs all those kids... ret5hd Apr 2025 #3

Billionaires are not all on one team WSHazel Apr 2025 #4

Taxes are the price of civilization multigraincracker Apr 2025 #6

hey . a friend of mine would say that a lot. AllaN01Bear Apr 2025 #15

I agree WSHazel Apr 2025 #28

It was not that logical. We just had a stupid president born with a silver MadameButterfly Apr 2025 #40

Someone had to fund the deficits WSHazel Apr 2025 #41

The billionaires funded the propaganda that got all those votes, though. yardwork Apr 2025 #10

Trump, and Bannon, Miller and others, sold their voters retribution against the "elite" WSHazel Apr 2025 #30

I agree: If everyone knew the truth we wouldn't be in this situation MadameButterfly Apr 2025 #42

Nope Cirsium Apr 2025 #25

That is an inaccurate characterization of pre-17th century England and Europe as a whole WSHazel Apr 2025 #31

Whatever Cirsium Apr 2025 #32

I don't know where to start WSHazel Apr 2025 #34

Okey dokey Cirsium Apr 2025 #36

Interesting discussion between the two of you thucythucy Apr 2025 #39

Good post WSHazel Apr 2025 #43

Very good Cirsium Apr 2025 #44

No they won't, because they need us. Basso8vb Apr 2025 #5

Exactly...to say nothing of the fact they will actually have to pay a lot of their wealth to the government of the PortTack Apr 2025 #19

"they are in a club, and we're not invited." mdbl Apr 2025 #7

here you go bdamomma Apr 2025 #21

Them Iamscrewed Apr 2025 #9

Praxisnation[.]com ultralite001 Apr 2025 #11

'Rollerball' movie. nt wiggs Apr 2025 #12

they are in a club, and we're not invited patphil Apr 2025 #13

oops bdamomma Apr 2025 #22

He was a wise man. patphil Apr 2025 #29

Gone too soon bdamomma Apr 2025 #33

The oligarchy is international. hay rick Apr 2025 #14

The New Feudalism Auggie Apr 2025 #16

I have hoped they'll build Galt's Gulch somewhere inhospitable Warpy Apr 2025 #17

The billionaires have private enclaves in New Zealand. rubbersole Apr 2025 #18

Too damn much money does that to a person. I can think of no deeper Hell than only having the super rich Beowulf42 Apr 2025 #20

Tax them into millionaire status. Bluethroughu Apr 2025 #23

This is from a Guardian opinion a few days ago titled The Rise of End Times Fascism Ponietz Apr 2025 #24

The billionaires have decided I don't really need my pittance of a social security check Walleye Apr 2025 #26

Maybe instead of us turning out like gab13by13 Apr 2025 #27

Extraordinary book by Douglas Rushkoff -- Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires Hekate Apr 2025 #35

Yep. Selfish dumbasses. flying rabbit Apr 2025 #37

it's "couldn't care less" Skittles Apr 2025 #38