• Oxysis/Oxy@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    I’m stealing the phrase ‘Epstein class’, that’s a great way of explaining how horrific the rich and powerful are

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      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.

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        What’s the alternative though? Let everyone be above the law? Because, that just sounds like a recipe for more trouble.

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      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.”

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        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.