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What's a common "fact" that's spread around that's actually not true and pisses you off that too many people believe it?

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[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.cafe 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Valid perspective, the main point being that it is imperative that we reconfigure our country so that neither society, nor the government serve the needs of the wealthy, the wealthy serve the needs of government and society. The wealthy have no needs, they are wealthy.

They need to learn that they keep their money at the pleasure of the Citizens, and if they step out of line, or even hint at trouble, the Board of Directors goes to prison, and their entire net worth is confiscated. Do that to a few wealthy families, make them destitute, and have to send their kids to {gasp!} public school, and they'll learn real quick who they work for.

[–] oopsgodisdeadmybad@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Nah, just guillotine them and make the kids wards of the (new and improved) state. Everybody wins.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.cafe 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Also valid. When the time comes, we'll have that discussion in earnest. Sociopathic Oligarchs will not be consulted.

[–] oopsgodisdeadmybad@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Aye, I'll raise my weed vape to that.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.cafe 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Dude, I'm sitting next to you at the meeting.