Trump Just Got Support From The Worst Guys

[@VGMR111]

Framing threats to capitalism as greater than threats to democracy in any context is hella insane. It fits the billionaire character perfectly, but it's still insane.

[@squiddler7731]

For corporations and billionaires it's par for the course. Short sighted gains at all costs no matter how blatently obvious it is those costs will bite you in the ass, because as a rich CEO you can only ever fail upwards.

[@Blaze6108]

It’s a nigh-mainstream view among neoliberals and right-libertarians that capitalism always comes before democracy and can be imposed by dictatorship if necessary, so this isn’t surprising, unfortunately. Peter Thiel infamously said that he sees ‘liberty’ as incompatible with democracy.

[@TheAmericanAmerican]

Tale as old as Capitalism.

[@vanessaford8235]

Its either democracy or the existance of billionaires. You only get one.

[@Newton-Reuther]

If they haven't been convinced by now, you'll never convince them.

[@dynamicworlds1]

It's almost like unchecked accumulation of private economic power leads to unchecked private accumulation of ALL forms of power because one form of power can always be exchanged for another.

[@Broockle]

What's that in hamburgers to hamburgers?

[@TechnoCheezit]

Poor Chud making 20k/year: Billionaires for sure. I’d hate for the government to take my money.

[@-wghof-9784]

Pretty sure Kamala will keep both of those around wether we like it or not.

[@afterhourscinema782]

It's almost like...the rich and powerful are NEVER held accountable 🤔

[@HegemonicMarxism]

Bussiness interests backing up the fascist candidate.That never happened before!

[@achaean7615]

Harris has plenty of support from the rich too... don't fool yourself.

[@HegemonicMarxism]

@@achaean7615 Why wouldn't she? She's a capitalist, and a significantly more competent one than Trump is. You assume the choice is between fascism and socialism, when the choice is between fascism and liberal capitalism. Otherwise I don't see why you'd point out that Harris is backed by rich people. That's to be expected unless you think she's a secret communist. What's worth pointing out is that the business class still chooses to support Trump disproportionately even when there's a perfectly viable choice on the liberal side, which will advance their interests as well; that there are so many capitalists willing to immediately throw democracy and liberalism out the window even in the absence of any leftist threat or movement.

[@oo-vivian]

Smedley Butler save me save me Smedley Butler white boy save me

[@dynamicworlds1]

"[he's not] down here. It's just. . .us, do you hear me? Night gathers, and so my Watch begins. It shall not end until my death!"

[@oo-vivian]

​@@dynamicworlds1 what are you quoting that sounds curious

[@supershinigami1]

​@@oo-vivian Motto by the Night's Watch. From A Song of Ice and Fire by George R R Martin. Wonderful books that you should absolutely read.

[@supershinigami1]

What did Smedley Butler do?

[@mcnuggets2011]

Just another reason to Eat The Rich

[@Davidjackman572]

can we start doing that?

[@farribastarfyre]

obligatory "who the fuck are you people i thought i hired goons"

[@thatdarnskag5043]

3:58 Vaush could honestly just delete every video and just have a 24-hour loop of this playing, along with a GIF of himself doing a "see?" gesture at the line.

[@hegyak]

The Corporate Owners do NOT want ANYTHING or ANYONE to maby possibly threaten their money.

[@rainbowkrampus]

I sure do look forward to there being no consequences for this whatsoever.

[@Adyen11234]

Someone should remind those billionaires that Trumps great friend Putin has a window industry.

[@thecatsbackyard4833]

This perplexes me a bit. They have to know about the deportation thing. They have to know about the whole surplus labor army concept and neoliberal outsourcing to disempower labor. So the only way they could be on board with Trump's deportation of millions is if they think it's bull shit or if they think Trump's border will be porous and highly exploitable people will pour in by the million in spite of it. I was right. Trump wouldn't go as hard on the border as he claimed.

[@calebharris292]

Because they can profit from a crashing economy. Working class people will be made to work off the debt of oligarchs

[@rainbowkrampus]

You're not thinking with your evil hat on. Here, I'll help. These people are well aware that migrants, that is, cheap labor, are a major backbone of their industries. But what is better than cheap? Free. So, you round up a bunch of migrants, immigrants, whatever. The pretext of course being "CRIME!" But, oh no! There are just so many! We can't feasibly deport them all! ... Weeeeell... since they're just hanging around in "detainment camps" anyway. We may as well put them to work. And boom, slavery is no longer de facto but de jure in the US again.

[@hegyak]

Maby. Who knows. trump feels like an MT Suit. Just a Figurehead the party uses. And trump uses to keep out of Prison.

[@glacierwolf2155]

Nope. They probably looked at child labor & prison slave labor and salivated at the prospects of such.

[@thecatsbackyard4833]

@@glacierwolf2155 In that case, Trump's border is actually gonna be porous. Kellogg's cereal will be happy to fill their factories with 14 year old boys.

[@mitchellC750]

I think the upper-class Southerners were worried the north would eventually ban slavery in the 1860s

[@NihilusAeturnum]

Capital interests 🤝 Facists Anyone surprised by this has not been paying attention.

[@LtSprinkulz]

Someone should do something about this drumpf fellow.

[@Toastcat890]

Because of course they would

[@fr0zenpsyche727]

10:58 if my political streamer doesn’t say this i’m not subscribing

[@jremyy]

3:58 was literally bar for bar 😭

[@munkeefinkelbeen5395]

Had a few thoughts on this one. First, I used to work at a non-union grocery chain, and every time unions were mentioned, I was told horror stories about how bad unions were, mostly because the family that owned the chain were brought to court by the UFCW, which nearly bankrupted them. Second, notice how often they bring up "property value," in reference to buying a second property... as if the bulk of the working class owns their first piece of property. Third, my state has a ballot measure framed to help food workers and restaurants. What that measure will do is allow restaurants to cut employee pay by 25% if they're making minimum hourly wage +$2 on tips... this came to mind from how the one a-hole was talking about the "strain on restaurants."

[@Newton-Reuther]

Merrick Garland works for Wall Street???

[@jubjub444]

I mean are we really that shocked?

[@thaenaa]

the final gooners

[@Adrot]

"Just got support", but the article is from June.

[@JamesRoyceDawson]

Any American who votes for Trump because of inflation should be forced to repeat math

[@TheRedHand01]

I want to fed post so badly after this 😢

[@drewmarteny1495]

Generic comment for the algo

[@AxelWedstar411]

Are you even a republican if you didn't get as far as you have by making promises you can't keep or fully understand?

[@Thought_Processing_]

If Trump does win I hope he implements those tariffs so those rich ghouls lose everything.

[@maniak1768]

Dude, it's never them who'll pay the price if Trump tanks the economy. It's always normal workers who will.

[@Canadish]

​@@maniak1768 Because they control the means, they can ultimately readjust things so they don't feel the brunt. They would take a hit, but they'd lose a hell of a lot less than the thousands of people who work for them paycheck to paycheck.

[@TheLizardKing752]

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