• GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip
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    20 hours ago

    Not an american but i would think that not many rich people actually get murdered, unfortunately. Private security and someone wealthy is generally more valuable alive than dead if you are looking for ransom or such.

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      19 hours ago

      That reminds me, there’s this anti-capitalist, anti-war children’s film by Satyajit Ray called Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne. In it, there’s a song that says that the king is sad and afraid since he has so much money. He tries to cope by punishing others, but it never makes him happy. The only solution offered was to let go of all his riches, and that finally made him happy.

      It was for children, so I understand why sadness was used instead of fear. But they do need to be afraid.

      As an aside, I think that movie had a decent impact in the communist revolution that happened in my state in the 70-80s. Ray has made some of the greatest movies in the history of cinema, but his children’s films still hold a dear place in the hearts of many generations of Bengalis.

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      13 hours ago

      Not an american but i would think that not many rich people actually get murdered, unfortunately.

      Would you say that out loud around other people?

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          8 hours ago

          Why murder people when you can just take their ahit and leave then destitute?

          I’m rich, what you gonna do to me, peasant?

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            8 hours ago

            Because we’re at war?

            If we had the means to remove all their wealth and stop them from ever amassing any again sure there’s no need for the death penalty at that point. But we’re not there, we’re in the frontlines of a class war where it’s us vs them.

            If you’re really rich (I doubt it) you could give up your excess wealth and live a comfortable life with what you have remaining.