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[–] [email protected] 60 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (4 children)

I mean the term oligarch has a clear definition that differs from billionaire, but to be honest pretty sure many billionaires meet the criteria...

Quickly from wikipedia

A business oligarch is generally a business magnate who controls sufficient resources to influence national politics.[1][2] A business leader can be considered an oligarch if the following conditions are satisfied:

uses monopolistic tactics to dominate an industry;
possesses sufficient political power to promote their own interests;
controls multiple businesses, which intensively coordinate their activities.

Edit: also this smells a bit like tankie propaganda pointed towards liberals and conservatives

[–] [email protected] 20 points 9 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 15 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

Gates, Besos, Zuck and the foss hater msft boss whose name I can't remember for sure. I honestly have no idea if Elon meets the 1st requirement - though simply being the richest man on planet highly hints towards it

No idea who's the granpa at the front

[–] Zehzin 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

he foss hater msft boss whose name I can’t remember for sure.

You already said Gates

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

LOL yeah, but meant Steve Ballmer

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

If I had a nickel for every time Microsoft created an oligarch I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice, right?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Pretty sure the old fart is Country Kitchen Buffet or something like that.

[–] Siegfried 5 points 9 months ago

So is the reptilian who founded facebook

[–] FeetinMashedPotatoes 15 points 9 months ago

Time to dust off the guillotines

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

More than just a bit.

[–] Spiralvortexisalie -3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What purpose does the propaganda serve if it presumably hits across the board?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You thought the murderous oligarchs that have stripped Russians of a chance for a democratic society are bad? What about Warren Buffet!!?!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

Yep. It's important to acknowledge the shit western billionaires do, but this kinda whataboutism is meh