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> Literal guillotines are unnecessary. Just take away their money

I agree with your ends but surely you don't think this is a simple thing to accomplish. I think that assumption is why people are downvoting you.




When 51% of the population decides that taking the money is legitimate and a good idea, it will happen. The poorer people get the more people hop on board.


What happens when 51% decides they want a theocracy?

Fortunately our system is set up to dampen the whims of the majority.


The current ruling elite are flaming the fans of theocracy. They are responsible for pushing the slave morality of evangelical Christianity on the pathetic and miserable masses.

If we don't disrupt the growing master/slave relationship occurring between the superrich and the Christian fascists, we WILL see the majority voting for theocracy and they will get it.

The solution is to promote reason and science as tools of social improvement - meritocracy - not fatalistic laissez-faire capitalism which is nothing more than plutocracy.




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