Commentators like the New York Times’ Bret Stephens have called slain CEO Brian Thompson a “working-class hero.” You don’t have to condone murder to see through that ridiculous claim about a man who was at the helm of a legalized extortion racket.
  • floofloofEnglish
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    1 month ago

    It really depends what you understand to be “through one’s own efforts.” Capitalism stretches this concept to the point of absurdity.