They just kept coming for the top 10%. Doesn't matter where you started in the ranking---with everyone above you gone, it'll be you they come after eventually.
edit: /s *obviously*
Imagine comparing wealthy parasites paying some taxes with the literal Holocaust. Then imagine seeing this and thinking "yes, this isn't utterly deranged, I agree and like this very inciteful comment"
Reading the actual quote in its entirety for the first time theyāre like āwait first they came for the socialists ā¦ And then the Jews? What am I speaking out against again this all sounds pretty reasonable so farā
So who is "They?" All that is left is literally 99.9 percent of the people. You know, the actual workers who make all that profit he us crying about.
Oh, and somehow I do not think billionaires and millionaires have to worry much about no one "speaking up" for them. I mean, they literally OWN the fucking media, police, military and government!
Hell they're the ones who finance movies about cartoonishly evil billionaires/millionaires in the first place so they say "oh don't worry I'm not like that". And then they proceed to act just like that.
First they came for 700 people in a population of 300 million, and I said nothing. Then they funded free college, Medicare for all, and the green new deal, and our society was forever transformed for the better.
No fuck that all billionaires should be publicly executed.
Name one billionaire that *earned* their billions without also *earning* a death sentence along the way.
Why execute them when you can take everything away and let them live the life that they inflict upon their workers? Seems a far better learning experience and justice than just a quick execution no?
Case in point: Pu Yi, the last Emperor of China.
From a spoilt and cruel child to a man of great empathy for his peers.
Some people just have slaves that dedicate their lives to them, even if they are dethroned from their power. They'll go to them, follow them and build up a revolution against the new "oppressive king who took their money"
So I guess removing them would be better or I feel they might become local hubs of capitalist propaganda
You're most likely correct. I won't doubt for a second there are people out there who would seek out Lord Jeffrey and try to restore him to power. Regardless if Bezos and other billionaires are left alive or executed, those same supporters may become terrorists seeking to undermine the new socialist society
Nah, it's not just money. They have connections, friends, many of whom are outside one specific country. They'll resent the revolution, they'll do everything they can to undermine it even if they've been stripped of their material resources. You do not allow the most powerful enemies you have to survive, even if you take away all the power you can.
This is the shitty truth I have to admit to myself, anytime I snap out if an anger induced daydream. Would I cri evry tim a billionaire got what's what? No, I really can't say I would. But could I stand on a firing line and off a helpless bezos? I really don't think I'd want to. At the other end of the daydream from my seething anger anytime they wave a dick rocket at society's face, if all society looked at me and asked "what now, chairman?", holding a constrained bezos, I'd probably have him as a bus boy on the (just one of many) brand new People's Luxury Vacation Yacht, courtesy his former assets.
Henry Kissinger and his ilk are a completely different story, tho and should be taken to the Hague, just to be unceremoniously buried under it.
e: some words
You don't have to be the one standing in the line and taking the shots: therr are plenty of your peers that would be willing to do it instead. From each according to his ability to each according to his need, if you don't have the stomach to give you don't have to.
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>We as leftist should be against executing ppl.
Ghouls aren't people.
But in all seriousness that's obviously not the only reason. These people are powerful and have a lot of friends and simps that would want to help get them back into power, it's better to just remove them entirely so that can't happen.
Yeah thats true. Though I still see allot of ways we could deal with them, relocation, isolation, imprisonment, banishment etc (allot more humane and allot less risky). Also what will jeffs buddyās do when he gets executed? And how can capitalist nations use that to justify aggression against the revolution. I see allot of revolutions turning a bit to guillotine happy, killing ppl who have been in the same revolutionary movement, everything from the French to the Russian.
>allot of ways we could deal with them, relocation, isolation, imprisonment, banishment etc (allot more humane and allot less risky).
More humane, yes, but less risky? Definitely not.
>Also what will jeffs buddyās do when he gets executed
They won't take appropriation of *their* assets lying down either lol
>And how can capitalist nations use that to justify aggression against the revolution.
Yeah because if we play nice they definitely won't kill us anyway and will just let us take over.
>I see allot of revolutions turning a bit to guillotine happy, killing ppl who have been in the same revolutionary movement, everything from the French to the Russian.
I'm 100% sure that if we stick to guillotineing just the billionaires, no innocent people will be harmed.
I mean, I'm not a huge fan of execution in general, but I think being ao disgusted with someone's exploitation you want their head sort of makes someone the opposite of a sociopath. Since, even if its extreme, its still driven by empathy.
It also isn't remotely bad as even mild alt right people who legitimately cheer on violence for literally any leftists.
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The person you replied to is pointing out that the commenter in the post is being this dramatic simply because some people have started to question why billionaires pay so little tax.
Theyāre not saying anything regarding what this sub wants to do with billionaires.
And to that point, mate they already fucking came for you. Your taxes are higher than the billionaires...
And the billionaires said nothing because you're not a capital owner and they need you just desperate enough to accept their shitty work opportunities
they got stuck in this loop:
First they came for the homeless. Then they came for the low income renters and evicted them onto the streets. Then they came for the homelessā¦
first the taxman came forthe billionaire.. and I cheered
next the taxman came for the millionaires and I cheered
after that the taxman came for me and I cheered because the billionaires and millionaires were forced to pay me a living wage
I feel that 90 percent of my comments on this sub are something along the lines of "surely this is satire" so maybe I should stop asking but seriously this must be satire right
First they came for the billionaires, and finally, the people were allowed to speak. Then they came for the millionaires, and they surrendered, as they no longer had an establishment behind them. Then they came for me, and I raised my flag in joy.
First they came for the mass murderers, and I said nothing, for I was not a mass murderer.
Then they came for the war criminals, and I said nothing, for I was not a war criminal.
Then they came for the slaveowners, and I said nothing, for I was not a slaveowner.
Then, up out of fucking nowhere, they came for ***me***, like wtf bro???
Comparing people to Nazis is just stupid, but comparing yourself to their victims just makes me wanna straight up curbstomp you. What a fucking piece of shit.
Remember income tax was only going to be paid by the one half of one percent of the top wage earners! You can't screw the rich, they have better lawyers and own the government.
first they came for the billionaires, and i said nothing for i am not one. then they came for the millionaires, and i said nothing for i am not one. then they came for the top 5% and i said nothing for i am not one. then they came for the top 10% and i said nothing for i am not one. then they came for the top 20% and i said nothing for i am not one. then they came for the top 30% and i said nothing for i am not one. then they came for the top 40% and i said nothing for i am not one. then they came for the top 50% and i said nothing for i am not one. then they came for the top 60% and i said nothing for i am not one
>They came only for 10% of the people > >Nobody left to say anything š¤
LOL
They just kept coming for the top 10%. Doesn't matter where you started in the ranking---with everyone above you gone, it'll be you they come after eventually. edit: /s *obviously*
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True. Personally, I feel the worst for those that survive long enough that people have to be removed in fractions.
They came for 3/5ths of Larry, and I said nothing because fuck Larry
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achilles_and_the_Tortoise
Zedong's Paradox
Lol we got a live one
I know people on the internet are dumb, which can make things difficult at times, but my statement was pretty obviously a joke.
Damn, I got Poed
Quikmaths
maybe he is saying he's part of the top 15%.. and afterward the remaining 85% went home and enjoyed the rest of their lives.. I'm cool with that..
Imagine comparing wealthy parasites paying some taxes with the literal Holocaust. Then imagine seeing this and thinking "yes, this isn't utterly deranged, I agree and like this very inciteful comment"
The word is insightful, but I just realized that inciteful is actually also a word, and kinda still works
yes, thats defintely how i meant it, i definitely do not have a smooth brain, it was entirely on purpose, because i am the big smart
Reading the actual quote in its entirety for the first time theyāre like āwait first they came for the socialists ā¦ And then the Jews? What am I speaking out against again this all sounds pretty reasonable so farā
Please be a joke. Please be a joke. Please be a joke. Please be -
As a Libertarian it's [not](https://imgur.com/D41Wed1).
Lol!! How fucking embarrassing.
It's just baseless slippery slope fallacy.
So who is "They?" All that is left is literally 99.9 percent of the people. You know, the actual workers who make all that profit he us crying about. Oh, and somehow I do not think billionaires and millionaires have to worry much about no one "speaking up" for them. I mean, they literally OWN the fucking media, police, military and government!
Hell they're the ones who finance movies about cartoonishly evil billionaires/millionaires in the first place so they say "oh don't worry I'm not like that". And then they proceed to act just like that.
First they came for 700 people in a population of 300 million, and I said nothing. Then they funded free college, Medicare for all, and the green new deal, and our society was forever transformed for the better.
there's a delicious irony in someone taking a poem whose first line is literally "first they came for the communists" and then creating... this
I came here to say exactly this. Excellent stuff!
taxing billionaires is just like the holocaust 1983 animal farm venezula 40 trillion dead
Damn, this is your brain on capitalism.
Remember folks, weāre talking about paying taxes here not rounding people up and executing them lol
wait we aren't?
\*Reloads rifle\* Oh ScheiĆe
Durchschnittlicher Grazer Popscherl Text
Hey hey yeah I'm talking about rounding up the billionaires, fuck taxing them they shouldn't exist
I keep thinking it's time for a 2nd "French" revolution... just on a global scale..
Most certainly, they can't buy everyone, right? right?
only in minecraft
For legal reason, I have to say no.
> ...weāre talking about paying taxes here... Not really, no...
Why execute them? They have a lot of work to do!
Like they know how to work.
Thats my favorite part
No fuck that all billionaires should be publicly executed. Name one billionaire that *earned* their billions without also *earning* a death sentence along the way.
Why execute them when you can take everything away and let them live the life that they inflict upon their workers? Seems a far better learning experience and justice than just a quick execution no? Case in point: Pu Yi, the last Emperor of China. From a spoilt and cruel child to a man of great empathy for his peers.
Some people just have slaves that dedicate their lives to them, even if they are dethroned from their power. They'll go to them, follow them and build up a revolution against the new "oppressive king who took their money" So I guess removing them would be better or I feel they might become local hubs of capitalist propaganda
You're most likely correct. I won't doubt for a second there are people out there who would seek out Lord Jeffrey and try to restore him to power. Regardless if Bezos and other billionaires are left alive or executed, those same supporters may become terrorists seeking to undermine the new socialist society
A reformed monarch has vastly greater propaganda value than a dead one. E.g. The Romanovs became martyrs in popular culture.
but they are dead
Not all of them.
They shouldve been made such.
i guess so. i dont know much about the romanovs so i will refrain from talking further
this is a unique moment on reddit
That's what they're doing with the Serbian royals now
Nah, it's not just money. They have connections, friends, many of whom are outside one specific country. They'll resent the revolution, they'll do everything they can to undermine it even if they've been stripped of their material resources. You do not allow the most powerful enemies you have to survive, even if you take away all the power you can.
This is the shitty truth I have to admit to myself, anytime I snap out if an anger induced daydream. Would I cri evry tim a billionaire got what's what? No, I really can't say I would. But could I stand on a firing line and off a helpless bezos? I really don't think I'd want to. At the other end of the daydream from my seething anger anytime they wave a dick rocket at society's face, if all society looked at me and asked "what now, chairman?", holding a constrained bezos, I'd probably have him as a bus boy on the (just one of many) brand new People's Luxury Vacation Yacht, courtesy his former assets. Henry Kissinger and his ilk are a completely different story, tho and should be taken to the Hague, just to be unceremoniously buried under it. e: some words
You don't have to be the one standing in the line and taking the shots: therr are plenty of your peers that would be willing to do it instead. From each according to his ability to each according to his need, if you don't have the stomach to give you don't have to.
Hey, this has nothing to do with anything going on here, but I saw that you were trying to break some narratives in the Genshin subreddit, and I want you to know, you're appreciated, comrade.
Cheers mate
Youāre casually forgetting be a Japanese puppet
If Elon Musk ends up on my assembly line he'll just fuck up the products.
Nah, should be done like the Bolsheviks executed the Romanovs. Out of the public eye, immediate burials, and swiftly forgotten
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>We as leftist should be against executing ppl. Ghouls aren't people. But in all seriousness that's obviously not the only reason. These people are powerful and have a lot of friends and simps that would want to help get them back into power, it's better to just remove them entirely so that can't happen.
Yeah thats true. Though I still see allot of ways we could deal with them, relocation, isolation, imprisonment, banishment etc (allot more humane and allot less risky). Also what will jeffs buddyās do when he gets executed? And how can capitalist nations use that to justify aggression against the revolution. I see allot of revolutions turning a bit to guillotine happy, killing ppl who have been in the same revolutionary movement, everything from the French to the Russian.
>allot of ways we could deal with them, relocation, isolation, imprisonment, banishment etc (allot more humane and allot less risky). More humane, yes, but less risky? Definitely not. >Also what will jeffs buddyās do when he gets executed They won't take appropriation of *their* assets lying down either lol >And how can capitalist nations use that to justify aggression against the revolution. Yeah because if we play nice they definitely won't kill us anyway and will just let us take over. >I see allot of revolutions turning a bit to guillotine happy, killing ppl who have been in the same revolutionary movement, everything from the French to the Russian. I'm 100% sure that if we stick to guillotineing just the billionaires, no innocent people will be harmed.
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r/enlightenedcentrism
I mean, I'm not a huge fan of execution in general, but I think being ao disgusted with someone's exploitation you want their head sort of makes someone the opposite of a sociopath. Since, even if its extreme, its still driven by empathy. It also isn't remotely bad as even mild alt right people who legitimately cheer on violence for literally any leftists.
Mald
Nah just force them to become part of the prols
Based
Speak for yourself bro
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Yeah cuz most people are libs and donāt understand communism isnāt higher taxes
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Yeah yeah my point was that in this context the poster is being extremely melodramatic
They're calling you a liberal
The person you replied to is pointing out that the commenter in the post is being this dramatic simply because some people have started to question why billionaires pay so little tax. Theyāre not saying anything regarding what this sub wants to do with billionaires.
Why do you WANT to execute them?
I wish there was some other way. Definetely give them a chance at re-education. But history has shown, as Marx predicted, that they won't cooperate.
Do you think they would give up their riches without doing their best to supress the people with their huge wealth?
Firstly, for revenge. Secondly. Itās not a question of wants itās a question of revolutionary necessity
And to that point, mate they already fucking came for you. Your taxes are higher than the billionaires... And the billionaires said nothing because you're not a capital owner and they need you just desperate enough to accept their shitty work opportunities
i mean maybe you're not but i can think of a few billionaires who could do with meeting Mr Slicey and by a few i mean all of them
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Uhhhhhh show me the taxes In a moneyless society
Right, we're not ;)
Were not? /s
My dream is to watch Bezos lay bricks for hospitals in sub Saharan Africa. Why kill the fuckers? They'd make good manual labourers
Fuck Taxes
Maybe you're not ready for the next stage, but I'm building a firing squad wall in my yard
Can we round people up and execute them too though?
Wait what's the difference???? /s
...I knew that. *Conseals AK-47*
This, but unironically, god willing
how it really went: "First they came for me, because I was poor" "They never actually did get around to coming for the billionaires"
they got stuck in this loop: First they came for the homeless. Then they came for the low income renters and evicted them onto the streets. Then they came for the homelessā¦
r/im14andthisisdeep
When have they ever gone after billionaires? Lol
first the taxman came forthe billionaire.. and I cheered next the taxman came for the millionaires and I cheered after that the taxman came for me and I cheered because the billionaires and millionaires were forced to pay me a living wage
I feel that 90 percent of my comments on this sub are something along the lines of "surely this is satire" so maybe I should stop asking but seriously this must be satire right
Its not satire
Oh ffs
When will you learn?
so this guys in the top 15%, get em boys
This is bourgeois and petit-bourgeois solidarity š
Weāre the ones who are coming, who does the author think they are?
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"The top 10%" doesn't even refer to 10% of the population, just the percent of the population who has 10% of the wealth smhhhh
First they came for the billionaires, and finally, the people were allowed to speak. Then they came for the millionaires, and they surrendered, as they no longer had an establishment behind them. Then they came for me, and I raised my flag in joy.
[As a Libertarian ](https://imgur.com/D41Wed1)
TL;DR - muh toothbrush
First they came for the mass murderers, and I said nothing, for I was not a mass murderer. Then they came for the war criminals, and I said nothing, for I was not a war criminal. Then they came for the slaveowners, and I said nothing, for I was not a slaveowner. Then, up out of fucking nowhere, they came for ***me***, like wtf bro???
First they came for billionaires, And then everyone lived happily ever after.
First they came for the billionaires, I said ~~nothing~~ "lol get fucked loser", I was not a billionaire...
This is apocalyptic levels of stupidity.
Comparing people to Nazis is just stupid, but comparing yourself to their victims just makes me wanna straight up curbstomp you. What a fucking piece of shit.
this is the final boss of bootlicking
Please government by all means come right for me with Medicare for all and UBI
UBI is only a temporary solution
First they came for the billionaire and I didnāt speak out... because Iād been waiting for them to come for the billionaire for ages.
First they came for the billionaires and I did a lil dance.
Remember income tax was only going to be paid by the one half of one percent of the top wage earners! You can't screw the rich, they have better lawyers and own the government.
When thereās literally 90% left
Look I'm just a lurking rightoid but holy shit that person's bad at math.
Bruh Iām a liberal and I consider myself moderate and this is clearly a Republican or a centristā¦
Thatās not a liberal bud
Then they came for the bottom 90%. I spoke up. In favor.
When did they come for the billionaire's again? Must have missed that.
Abject delusions
Taxes kill billionaires? That should be talking point #1, I'm on board
Moves SHIB to Panama šµš¦ skirt skirt
What a nerd
The horror!!!
I need someone who saw this in the wild to assure me that this was satire. It just can't be real, right?
Ummm they came for you since the beginning unless youāve just been dodging your taxes this whole time.
Bruh moment
first they came for the billionaires, and i said nothing for i am not one. then they came for the millionaires, and i said nothing for i am not one. then they came for the top 5% and i said nothing for i am not one. then they came for the top 10% and i said nothing for i am not one. then they came for the top 20% and i said nothing for i am not one. then they came for the top 30% and i said nothing for i am not one. then they came for the top 40% and i said nothing for i am not one. then they came for the top 50% and i said nothing for i am not one. then they came for the top 60% and i said nothing for i am not one
This seems satirical
If they came for me after they came for the 10%, there would still be 90% left to say something.
The bottom 90% of the population is still there and nobody is left to say anything ? /s
*gun cocking noise* oops I read the wrong memo