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Re:Iranian regime tries to shut down Starlink by JumpCrisscross on Monday January 12, 2026 @08:57PM (#46596555)
> Russia and China come to mind: billionaires are there, but they are not allowed to subvert the regime

Putin and Xi are billionaires. So are their cronies. They get richer faster than the rest of their population because they’re literally billionaires in control of the regime with no peaceful path to removing them.

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Re:Iranian regime tries to shut down Starlink by kennykartman on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @06:40PM (#46610129)
I'm aware of that and I agree. So what? My comment was that they are not the only billionaires.
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