return2ozma@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 6 hours agoWhy do some people defend the billionaires and capitalism?message-squaremessage-square158fedilinkarrow-up1120arrow-down17
arrow-up1113arrow-down1message-squareWhy do some people defend the billionaires and capitalism?return2ozma@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 6 hours agomessage-square158fedilink
minus-squareVubDapple@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up66arrow-down1·5 hours agoMany people do not grasp the sheer size of the disparity between the truly wealthy and everyone else.
minus-squarehostops@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 minutes agoI believe your comments is just a paraphrase of: “They are being stupid” In my opinion this is a very toxic way of thinking and does not try to understand the arguments “the other side” presents.
minus-squareScrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.techlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·4 hours agoThey really think billionaires are like them, the only difference is that someone else goes to Walmart for them
minus-squareInternetCitizen2@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·4 hours agoOr they take capitalism as good and freedom as an axiom.
Many people do not grasp the sheer size of the disparity between the truly wealthy and everyone else.
I believe your comments is just a paraphrase of: “They are being stupid”
In my opinion this is a very toxic way of thinking and does not try to understand the arguments “the other side” presents.
They really think billionaires are like them, the only difference is that someone else goes to Walmart for them
Or they take capitalism as good and freedom as an axiom.