I would really rather that these were actual examples, and not conspiracy theories. We all have our own unsubstantiated ideas about what shadowy no-gooders are doing, but I’d rather hear about things that are actually happening.

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    Liberalism… that is classical and neo-liberalism, as they were invented by a bunch of lords and sir’s who were angry that the monarchy was getting a cut. It’s the preferred ideology of the finance industry, as they can’t have liberationism or lazze fair capitalism because the guillotines would roll out much too quickly. But they sure can define global markets and the value of currencies.

    Watch US pundits harp on and on about the monarch’s of Europe, but not a squeak about the aristocracy or the barons. It’s also funny to note that because of goal post moving, liberalism which technically is slightly right from center, has become “left wing”. So when you tell Americans that technically they have two right wing parties, they lose their absolute shit.

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      Lmao to that. It almost as if the lies people have spread about how the system is supposed to work has gotten out of hand, so controlling it has become nigh impossible. No wonder the backlash to Gamestop went how it did.

      And I know this will sound facetious (just trying to be helpful!), but the phrase “lazze fair” is spelled “laissez-faire”. It originated in 18th century France!

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        It’s just the degeneracies of greed and narcissism hidden behind fancy acedemic prose and posing as absolute truth.

        I call it *The emperors new economic model".

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      When you tell Americans that technically they have two right wing parties they lose their absolute shit.

      Finally! Thank you! I’ve been repeating this for years!