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1. The golden age (if it ever truly existed) of Noblesse Oblige and Benevolent Despotism is long gone.

Reply to Joinfortmill (Original post)

Tue Feb 4, 2025, 09:09 AM

Feb 4

For the last few decades these Laissez Faire billionaires were barely held in check by (increasingly less) regulated capitalism. Now Musk and his ilk want to usher in an era of Elite Economic Sociopathy.

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The golden age (if it ever truly existed) of Noblesse Oblige and Benevolent Despotism is long gone. sop Feb 4 #1

Occasionally fret that once agencies are dismantled, a fresh version of some of them allegorical oracle Feb 4 #2

Thatcherism would be benign compared to what these billionaires want. sop Feb 4 #3