• hperrin@lemmy.ca
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    12
    ·
    1 month ago

    Yeah. It’s way worse than the gilded age, with no signs of improving. People are literally starving now.

  • rayyy@piefed.social
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    6
    ·
    1 month ago

    This deteriorating situation is coming in HOT. The oligarch may not have time to fully co-opt the military, in fact the actual foot soldiers in the military are caught up in the suffering.

    • vrek@programming.dev
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      5
      ·
      1 month ago

      One thing as a government you should never do… Piss off the military, they control the guns.

      The government is shut down so soldiers aren’t being paid…

      We shall see what happens

    • Delphia@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      4
      ·
      1 month ago

      He has “all that” wealth by our standards but by the standards of really influencing the system he doesnt have a pot to piss in. His net worth isnt widely available but assuming he is worth personally a quarter of a billion the most expensive apartment in Manhattan would leave him broke.

      He has more than he needs definitely and I do agree with your point, but to be a global power player millions doesnt even come close anymore.