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jmbar2

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15. Obscenely wealthy people become emotionally stunted, at high risk for committing "Social Murder"
Sun May 10, 2026, 11:15 AM
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Social murder (German: sozialer Mord) is a concept used to describe an unnatural death that is believed to occur due to social, political, or economic oppression, instead of direct violence. Originally coined in 1845 by German philosopher Friedrich Engels, it has since been used by left-wing politicians, journalists, and activists to describe deaths attributed to larger social forces.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_murder

Extreme wealth isolates people, and shields them from exposure to life outside of their bubbles.

They don't fill their gas tanks, shop for groceries, cook, raise their own children, maintain a house, garden, clean, wander around a fair or festival without a phalanx of guards, create household budgets, go to potlucks, help out a neighbor, comfort someone who has just been laid off, or injured on the job.

They have NONE of the life experiences or exposure that would help them care about, or even think about other human beings. Their spawn grow up in the same bubble and never leave.

Let them wallow inside their bubble, but NEVER give them power over other people's lives.



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"When the people shall have nothing more to eat, they will eat the rich." - Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) sop Yesterday #1
Eat the Rich. Dave Bowman Yesterday #3
Did you see some of the comments on YouTube. :O C Moon 14 hrs ago #50
Absolutely. And greed is a nasty addiction which is making people suffer . 🙁 Dave Bowman 13 hrs ago #51
and when we've had our fill of the rich, we'll turn our appetites to the peasants - robespierre, paraphrased TheProle Yesterday #25
just remember... ret5hd Yesterday #2
unfortunately justsomeguy01 Yesterday #24
the rich get hungry fast. (nt) ret5hd Yesterday #26
It's God's swill! usonian Yesterday #4
The stock market is an elemental spirit, a hungry ghost captured and enslaved by capitalism's witch doctors Ponietz Yesterday #12
But why must the rich pay any taxes? OGBuzz Yesterday #5
sarcasm ? dave99 Yesterday #7
Oh yes, I'm dripping with it but I couldn't find the emoji to attach to the post. OGBuzz Yesterday #9
"GETTING"?! (Caps mine) I'm WAAAY PAST Mme Defarge Time! ColoringFool Yesterday #6
With the ballroom and redecorating Figarosmom Yesterday #19
With the proper cuts... sop Yesterday #28
And recently the House Republicans proposed a Capital Gains tax cut to stimulate the economy because the extremely ChicagoTeamster Yesterday #8
'Getting'?? OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #10
My thoughts exactly. Bluetus Yesterday #23
A lot of MAGA, like prosperity gospel, is founded on the idea that you can join their ranks. Ilikepurple 12 hrs ago #54
70-some million people voted for him in 2026. Many millions are changing their minds. Bluetus 6 hrs ago #60
It looks like a few have it figured it out and used their critical thinking skills-congratulations Stargazer99 Yesterday #11
Billionaires should not exist VanceFan Yesterday #13
A vigilante like Luigi should assassinate someone like Pritzker? MichMan Yesterday #32
Mangione is a deranged, gun humping POS MURDERER Skittles 18 hrs ago #47
Good, decent people share the wealth Grim Chieftain Yesterday #14
At my husband's office, he would talk to the custodians when they were in the office. cksmithy Yesterday #30
Good people Grim Chieftain Yesterday #31
Obscenely wealthy people become emotionally stunted, at high risk for committing "Social Murder" jmbar2 Yesterday #15
With 330 million people living in this country PCB66 9 hrs ago #55
No one elected Elon Musk jmbar2 6 hrs ago #59
They prove the old adage "Money can't buy happiness". Maybe there should be a new one like: "Excessive wealth turns you Fil1957 Yesterday #16
it must kill them that they have to eventually die Skittles 21 hrs ago #40
This message was self-deleted by its author kimbutgar Yesterday #17
The main problem in this country is the rich don't have enough money. tetedur Yesterday #18
I think that every time I see an A-list celebrity in a fucking commercial Skittles 21 hrs ago #41
Shakespeare amended: lastlib Yesterday #20
huh? Skittles 21 hrs ago #42
It can be applied figuratively. lastlib 19 hrs ago #45
They are a lot sicker of all of us, I imagine... displacedvermoter Yesterday #21
I've been seeing rich people get their taxes cut for almost 50 years..... lastlib Yesterday #22
There are hundreds of millions of us and a few thousand of them. BlueTsunami2018 Yesterday #27
Friend, I have been sick of them for over a half-century misanthrope Yesterday #29
Being anticapitalist is being antihuman. gulliver Yesterday #33
I agree. Haggard Celine 13 hrs ago #52
At some degree of unregulation when does capitalism become something else? harumph 8 hrs ago #56
I hesitate to call these extreme capitalists anarchists. Haggard Celine 7 hrs ago #57
It seems like a situation of regulatory capture to enable monopolies and thereby increase rent seeking profits. harumph 6 hrs ago #58
I want a government that will take all their money. GoodRaisin Yesterday #34
I have never had a problem PCB66 Yesterday #35
You don't have to hate them while still wanting a fairer system. AZ8theist 23 hrs ago #37
Post # 13 wants them all murdered MichMan 22 hrs ago #38
The uber wealthy in this country Quanto Magnus Yesterday #36
Who are the rich? The 1%? That would include a lot of Democrats, somsai 21 hrs ago #39
I'm Just Surprised How Fast Normal Folks Roll Over modrepub 20 hrs ago #43
What standard is used to define who is wealthy? LogDog75 20 hrs ago #44
USA: Land of Predators moondust 19 hrs ago #46
"I think it's a mercy we haven't hung them all." Ford_Prefect 18 hrs ago #48
I just rewatched "Capitalism a love story" proud patriot 18 hrs ago #49
There are a few notable decent ones. This one, for example: Buns_of_Fire 13 hrs ago #53
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