Just a shower realisation… I never associated the two words before but it’s so obviously true.

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    Ah ok, so you’re just using the word “extremists” to mean someone that does something extreme. That makes more sense.

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      You also have to take rather extreme measures in order to become a billionaire.

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        Sure, like on the business side and stuff.

        But wanting more money isn’t really a religious or political position and you don’t really need hold an extremist position to be able to become one, as the main stream political system already allows that.

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          Withholding that amount of resources from others when you have no need for them yourself is a political position.

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            certainly extreme to delude yourself it’s rightfully yours

            while least effectively of anyone alive making good use of that money

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              Really? You don’t see how wealth distribution relates to politics?

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                Of course I do, but that is not at all the question here.

                The question is whether or not individual billionaires are political extremists. And I don’t see why they would need to be. I’m sure a lot are, but that’s just a correlation.

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                  Well, no, the comment I replied to was you saying how you don’t see how a billionaire withholding resources they don’t need from society is a political position. Which I found surprising, since distribution of resources is one of the primary concerns of politics.

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                    Well, no, the comment I replied to

                    Ok … but there is more context on the comments preceding that one.

                    billionaire withholding resources they don’t need from society is a political position

                    Well, they don’t think they are withholding resources, probably think they are helping with investments, trickledown and bullshit. So it’s literally not a political position they hold. It doesn’t even make sense as one as all it does would paint yourself as the problem.