I mean, they must know how much the public mocks them, right? What are the odds they’re actively trying to make everything worse as a Jokerfied “I’m taking the whole world out with me.” kind of thing?

Just a random tin foil hat thought, don’t take this too seriously

  • miz [any, any]@hexbear.netEnglish
    7·
    25 days ago

    remembering the guy at the bar doing a shot every time he yells “TAX THE RICH” and then he laughs uproariously

    https://archive.ph/LRb2e

    ‘Tax the Rich etc. is a joke behind closed doors […] There’s a guy at the bar who shouts “Tax the Rich” with every new shot. They feel untouchable.’

    • BodyBySisyphus [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
      6·
      25 days ago

      It’s really funny seeing that juxtaposed against what is essentially marketing copy explaining how the courtesans are expected to be well-educated and are valued for their intelligence. What the hell does intelligence even mean in this context? Being able to quote Proust while doing an elaborate BDSM bit with a stuffed shirt who gets drunk laughing about the grossly inequitable global wealth distribution?