Just a shower realisation… I never associated the two words before but it’s so obviously true.

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    23 hours ago

    If you believe 10% of people should hold 90% of wealth, you have an extremist political position. Therefore all billionaires are political extremists.

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      23 hours ago

      That sure would be nice if it was true, but it isn’t. The political views that enables this kind of wealth inequality is the main stream status-quo, so literally the opposite of political extremism.

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        22 hours ago

        I dont agree, most people when asked would say that it is unfair and undesirable for such wealth inequality to exist.

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          22 hours ago

          I’d guess, yes. But most people will still vote for the political parties that will enable more wealth inequality. It might be extremely stupid, but politically the policies are everything but extreme. They are the broad consensus that people still vote for.

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              21 hours ago

              Well yes, depending on semantics it’s a very different question, so that’s kind of important.

              And while certainly is an extremists, I don’t think he his because of his fiscal policy or because he’s rich. Except for him going crazy with the tariffs, it’s mostly in line with what the republican party always did.

              I’d say he’s a political extremist when it comes to ignoring the law, immigration/deportation and the use of the ICE/military (both inside the country and against random boats now).

              So yes, he is. But not because he’s a billionaire (or rather millionaire).

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                21 hours ago

                You accept that being able to con people into gaining their support doesn’t make someone not extremist, and that supporting income inequality is extremist. Ergo billionaires are extremists.

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                  21 hours ago

                  and that supporting income inequality is extremist.

                  I explained that it isn’t …