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

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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.

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

                    I’m not responsible for the comments of others. I replied to something you stated directly where the previous context really doesn’t make a difference. Particularly considering you are doubling down on that comment with

                    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.

                    Except if they believe more wealth should be distributed to them because they believe in trickle down economics… Uh, that’s political.