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Re:American capitalism has taken an apocalyptic turn by mvdtnz on Thursday June 04, 2026 @12:50AM (#48394012)
You know New Zealand has borders right? And guillotines (or the makings thereof).
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Re:American capitalism has taken an apocalyptic turn by defrost on Thursday June 04, 2026 @12:53AM (#48394043)
Hey, don't leave out the New Zealand Navy having an entire two frigates and an oiler.

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xUYbI64QHI

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Re:American capitalism has taken an apocalyptic turn by mvdtnz on Thursday June 04, 2026 @12:54AM (#48394066)
Your theory is that the billionaires will escape popular uprising by forcing their way into a sovereign nation, and that that nation won't rise up against them? Why wouldn't we?
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Re:American capitalism has taken an apocalyptic turn by defrost on Thursday June 04, 2026 @12:57AM (#48394091)
> Your theory is that ..

That'd be _your_ strawman that _you_ typed.

In the factual world, how many non NZ born billionaires already have residences in New Zealand?

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Re:American capitalism has taken an apocalyptic turn by mvdtnz on Thursday June 04, 2026 @03:26AM (#48395311)
What exactly are you arguing?
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Re:American capitalism has taken an apocalyptic turn by ProllyInfamous on Thursday June 04, 2026 @01:03AM (#48394140)
We just need to make enough crowdsourced guillotines as if to make global escape impossible.

My workingclass neighborhood is already getting pretty hungry.

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