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minus-squareChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months agoOwning land is not the same as governing land.
minus-squareTodd Bonzalez@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoIt’s not my problem you don’t understand the concept of the “ruling class”. Owning vast capital (and land is capital) does give a degree of undemocratic power over government policy. But go ahead and keep letting billionaires buy up everything until we live in a feudalist society. I’m sure nothing will go wrong.
minus-squareChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoI’m more worried about billionaires who have literal armies like Erik Prince.
Owning land is not the same as governing land.
It’s not my problem you don’t understand the concept of the “ruling class”.
Owning vast capital (and land is capital) does give a degree of undemocratic power over government policy.
But go ahead and keep letting billionaires buy up everything until we live in a feudalist society. I’m sure nothing will go wrong.
I’m more worried about billionaires who have literal armies like Erik Prince.