For more on how language frames our thought in this context listen to the start of http://www.unwelcomeguests.net/archive/ug750-5_The_Idolatry.mp3
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The wealthy pursue the same efforts as most people
That's totally unfair. eg normal people don't seek to start big pharma corporations that buy the rights to life saving drugs then increase the price 5000%.
— https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/08/25/martin-shkreli-heather-bresch-mylan-epipen/89334136/
Almost all of the most "extremely wealthy" people seek to control the public's access to natural resources (eg land stolen during a genocide of Native Americans) unless the public hands over money to the extremely wealthy.
In other words, these "extremely wealthy" could more fairly be called "the extremely controlling & parasitic."
The "improvements" to the resources are irrelevant because:
Because they are born this way.
Because the powerful set the terms of the debate.
Because the word "extremist" refers to people who hold extreme views/opinions. I don't see how calling the wealthy "extremists" would make any sense.
It's a good attack weapon. But not spicy enough. Needs to be paired with another word to make a two-word phrase, or a single word neologism. Or an acronym that gets made into a word, like yuppie meant Young Urban Professional.
So workshop out some names and see if you can get the ball rolling.
Aha, I always wondered what the origins of yuppie were. I figured it just meant bourgeois.
It's sort of like how when a poor person is crazy, but a rich person with the exact same mental issues is merely "eccentric".
I can, I can use any words of my second language.
I think they should be referred to as "hoarders". Hoarders used to be shot in wartime, and if we are not in a war for our survival now, it won't be long.
"war for our survival"? Seriously? Things are better today for the human race than they ever have been in any time in history. This is scientific fact.
You are in for a rude awakening.
What I said was scientifically proven and verifiable fact. Things are literally better for the human race than they have ever been in history. Prove otherwise.
I may disagree with you about a lot of things, but I think we can both agree that Horrux is an idiot
Anyone that want to shoot up a school, consider politicians instead.
Wait, did somebody shoot up a school? Where? When?
i think of them as 'anomalies'
magnora7 |18 pointswritten 4 years ago ago
Very good question...
It's funny how little implicit biases built in to our language changes how we view things