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minus-squareOxysis/Oxy@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up89·19 hours agoI’m stealing the phrase ‘Epstein class’, that’s a great way of explaining how horrific the rich and powerful are
minus-squareEndlessNightmare@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 hours ago“Parasite class” is also fitting
minus-squarerafoix@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up35·18 hours agoI didn’t coin the term. Epstein class perfectly describes how they see themselves above laws and human decency. The world should never allow people to amass that much wealth.
minus-squarecapital_sniff@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down21·18 hours agoWhat’s the alternative though? Let everyone be above the law? Because, that just sounds like a recipe for more trouble.
minus-squarerafoix@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up20·14 hours agolol what’s the alternative? Tax the shit out of them. That amount of wealth is a danger to every democracy and the planet.
minus-squarepieland@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-210 hours agoi’m not 100% sure, but i think they meant alternative to the cops, not the wealthy @capital_sniff@lemmy.world which, i mean. police the police or something. not to mention the system needs so many reforms in general
minus-squarematlag@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 hours agoIt’s ironic how your first thought is not to make them accountable in front of the law just like everyone else.
minus-squareBronzebeard@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up17·18 hours agoThat’s not remotely what they were saying. Wtf
minus-squareWhostosay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·15 hours agoThis dude just unironically accidentally solved capitalism.
minus-squareSillyDude@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·14 hours agoI think the term is capitalist propaganda that’s trying to separate the bad rich from the “good” rich. “Yeah I made hundreds of millions insider trading and don’t pay any taxes but hey, I never hung out with those bad rich guys.”
minus-squareBrave Little Hitachi Wand@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·14 hours agoI don’t know, I think any linguistic coinage that gets Americans in general to finally get that the rich hate and want to destroy them, the better.
I’m stealing the phrase ‘Epstein class’, that’s a great way of explaining how horrific the rich and powerful are
I’ve been using “predator class.”
“Parasite class” is also fitting
I didn’t coin the term.
Epstein class perfectly describes how they see themselves above laws and human decency. The world should never allow people to amass that much wealth.
What’s the alternative though? Let everyone be above the law? Because, that just sounds like a recipe for more trouble.
lol what’s the alternative? Tax the shit out of them. That amount of wealth is a danger to every democracy and the planet.
i’m not 100% sure, but i think they meant alternative to the cops, not the wealthy
@capital_sniff@lemmy.world which, i mean. police the police or something. not to mention the system needs so many reforms in general
It’s ironic how your first thought is not to make them accountable in front of the law just like everyone else.
That’s not remotely what they were saying. Wtf
It was a joke.
This dude just unironically accidentally solved capitalism.
I think the term is capitalist propaganda that’s trying to separate the bad rich from the “good” rich. “Yeah I made hundreds of millions insider trading and don’t pay any taxes but hey, I never hung out with those bad rich guys.”
I don’t know, I think any linguistic coinage that gets Americans in general to finally get that the rich hate and want to destroy them, the better.