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@Blaze @TheImpressiveX It’d be cool if that’s what upcoming #GameOfThrones movies aim to do

@mindbleach @ryathal #24onFOX modernized it before #JasonBourne, it’s sort of #JackBauer in film form

@simple @TheImpressiveX The #RottenTomatoes user score is mostly about how fun the movie is to watch, not how good it is

@Pronell @Blaze I wish they kept making these movies, but with a different lead. No need for it to be a series unless all the criminals he’s brought to justice come for him in a series finale to like kill him or something

@agamemnonymous I understand my point, but I doubt you will if we don’t walk through it bit by bit.

If you don’t have the time for this conversation that’s fine. Go do what you need to do man! I hope you enjoy the rest of your day.

@agamemnonymous Hey! That’s not the name of a business!

@agamemnonymous We’re getting there! This is something we will need to go through step by step, I’m suspecting.

What are some of the businesses that offer these products and services?

@agamemnonymous Yes I do, I’m just trying to get you to think about something.

So, food, clothing, utilities, housing. Who makes money from these products and services?

@agamemnonymous Such as?

@breadsmasher @wintermute_oregon #Reuters themselves did say that the #DNC is expected to be “vibe-heavy, policy-light”, which could signal that #KamalaHarris’ policies, at least internally, are viewed more as a liability than an asset.

https://x.com/Reuters/status/1825533278192837040

@agamemnonymous I’m a bit curious on this point actually. Let’s say that a pack of chicken nuggets from #TysonsFoods costs $18 when it should cost $15. Where do you think a parent of children is likely to spend those extra $3?

@agamemnonymous Which is what all squirrels would do if they could 🤷🏾‍♂️

@nicholas @agamemnonymous The real reason we’re seeing record profits is that big businesses are preparing cash stockpiles ahead of the inevitable economic collapse that financial experts and insiders are all expecting, but nobody wants to talk about that.

My common response to the “corporate greed” accusation is asking if squirrels are greedy for hoarding acorns for the winter.

@agamemnonymous Record profits ≠ bad

@zeppo I’d have to look more into what the impacts of such a policy would be but I certainly support cancelling those subsidies on principle.

@zeppo I completely agree with you here. We are not in a pure, Capitalist society. Right now, we are in what is known as a mixed market economy.

However, I would posit that we are closer to the free market model than a planned economy, and the farther away we move from the free market model, the closer we get to a planned economy. It doesn’t mean that we’re there already, but, in general, moving away from the free market model sets off red flags for those worried ending up in a planned economy.

@zeppo Would you agree that, generally, #Communism usually controls prices, and #Capitalism usually does not?

@barsquid Hey don’t look at me, I hate #Qanon. I agree, they both are equal parts irrational and insane.

@barsquid @Amoxtli Fair enough, #BlueAnon is pretty much a religion at this point

@wintermute_oregon @Amoxtli To be fair to the others, this isn’t technically #Socialism or #Communism, it’s a #MixedMarket. Problem is that you’re also right, this is how we drift away from #Capitalism.

The left wingers in the thread aren’t upset that this is being called out because it’s inaccurate, it’s because they want #Communism but understand that #Communism is scary to the masses because of its past failures.