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Twin Ruler's avatar

I am sure billionaires believe the world to be overpopulated, too!

Just sayn's avatar

You are absolutely correct. The term is Fascism (the conspiracy of corporation and government). Netanyahu and his Zionist genocidal tribe now control Tic Toc . Not because China was spying(that was the lie cover story) but because it is a very popular social media that the Zionist'$ need to cover their war crimes with propaganda. Netanyahu also wants to buy X from Musk who he calls his friend. ( Sounds kind of KIRKish to me).. un surprisingly most of the really rich are also Vanguard Group, Black Rock investors who own most every International corporation and many are tied to Israel, and Zionism as is the Billionaire Trump who received $ 240 billion from Miriam Adelson . $250 million from AIPAC affiliates. So the US in particular and very likely a couple other countries are deep state Zionist Billionaire controlled.

Realist's avatar

The United States has become a plutocratic oligarchy. The following is a main contribution to this travesty:

The SCOTUS has passed down egregious decisions that abridge the First Amendment and show contempt for the concept of representative democracy. Buckley v. Valeo, 424 U.S. 1976 and exacerbated by continuing stupid SCOTUS decisions First National Bank of Boston v. Bellotti, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission and, McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission.

These decisions have codified that money is free speech thereby giving entities of wealth and power total influence in elections.

arthur brogard's avatar

I think a great step towards empowering the people so's they can begin to manifest some democratic control would be this:

https://abrogard.com/blog/2023/12/25/dont-write-to-congress/

Realist's avatar

The people who control this country don't give a damn what you or anyone else thinks. They are rapacious megalomaniacs and are in it for all the marbles.

Since November 22, 1963 all US presidents, to an increasing degree, have been titular.

arthur brogard's avatar

to be realistic that hardly matters even if true. the point is to begin exercising control ourselves. and a first step towards that is to have a collective 'consciousness' or to put it another way: at least know what we are on about, collectively speaking. and a first step towards that is to know how many of us are saying what and a first step towards that is to have an organised space/method/venue wherein they/we can speak.

Realist's avatar

"to be realistic that hardly matters even if true."

Well, it is true, and it sure as hell does matter.

How would you start 'exercising control'? Talk is cheap.

arthur brogard's avatar

That's right. Talk is cheap. Thinking costs a little effort. Try it.

Let's start with 'hardly matters even if true'. What does that mean?

It means that we are faced with the problem of changing what is a bad situation whether or not 'the people who control this country give a damn'.

Do you see? Their mindset is relatively irrelevant.

What matters is the fact and the job at hand.

I think that's enough.

I could go on and explain the whole thing but I think it plain enough for those who care to think before speaking.

To be realistic there's generally nothing to be gained by trying to explain to such people.

Realist's avatar

Action is all that matters.