Ancestors

Written by Ethan Zuckerman on 2025-01-25 at 15:30

Loving the fact that Teen Vogue continues to be one of the most clear-eyed, straightforward places to find smart Marxist commentary. (And I mean that in the best possible way.): https://www.teenvogue.com/story/billionaires-should-not-exist

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Toot

Written by Brian Dear on 2025-01-25 at 15:43

@ethanz

That article strikes me as the same old outrage-inducing populist pablum that Sanders, Warren, and Reich love to spew while never getting at the heart of the issue: the value of stock. Portray images of billionaires sitting on infinite piles of money, like Smaug sleeping in mountains of gold. They never admit they themselves are all millionaires. They never mention the insider trading members of Congress participate in. They never mention practical remedies. Instead: guillotine. Meh.

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Descendants

Written by Huubje on 2025-01-25 at 18:01

@brianstorms @ethanz did you read the article?

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Written by Brian Dear on 2025-01-25 at 18:30

@Huubje @ethanz

I did. And I should've pointed out it's an op-ed, not really an article. So, it's opinion. There are good points tossed in but the same old crap is in there too. And my comments focused on the widely-shared but overly-simplistic (I'd argue intentionally so, as the goal is outrage, not an informed public) soundbites from Sanders, Warren, and Reich.

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