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Grokenstein

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8. I gotta say this over and over

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Sun Nov 2, 2025, 05:44 PM

Nov 2025

Everyone keeps describing it as "tone deaf." It's not. It's a very deliberate display of contempt. How many times do we have to see rich people flaunting their wealth in front of bootlick media (Bezos' wedding, the Mnuchins) while other people suffer before we call it what it is: a "FUCK YOU" flex.

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