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erronis

(23,883 posts)
Thu Dec 25, 2025, 04:37 PM Dec 2025

The History of Wealth Throughout History -- Sarah Cooper

I'm reposting this from struggle4progress - https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220028097.

I didn't see this earlier post and Sarah's performance is so wonderful and pointed that I thought it worth another post.


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The History of Wealth Throughout History -- Sarah Cooper (Original Post) erronis Dec 2025 OP
Yup. It's all about laissez-faire capitalism bucolic_frolic Dec 2025 #1
Well done! snot Dec 2025 #2
She's on point as always... and this bit makes me shudder thinking about that newly minted Arkansas lottery billionaire JudyM Dec 2025 #3
Not a billyaire Aviation Pro Dec 2025 #4
OK, a little more comforting. JudyM Dec 2025 #10
OMG! That was good! ananda Dec 2025 #5
K&R! 2naSalit Dec 2025 #6
Sarah Cooper is brilliant ZDU Dec 2025 #7
Brilliant. summer_in_TX Dec 2025 #8
She is great! canetoad Dec 2025 #9
She's brilliant Easterncedar Dec 2025 #11
She's a peach! Liberal In Texas Dec 2025 #12
History contains little beyond a list of people who have accommodated Ping Tung Dec 2025 #13

bucolic_frolic

(55,152 posts)
1. Yup. It's all about laissez-faire capitalism
Thu Dec 25, 2025, 05:10 PM
Dec 2025

Last edited Thu Dec 25, 2025, 06:24 PM - Edit history (1)

The guys who eventually mined coal and built railroads had no restrictions on kidnapping people and selling them as slaves. The 1600s, more or less. And they bought grand estates and built castles.

Are deportations a budding slavery system? Any media accounts of what happens to these people?

JudyM

(29,785 posts)
3. She's on point as always... and this bit makes me shudder thinking about that newly minted Arkansas lottery billionaire
Thu Dec 25, 2025, 06:05 PM
Dec 2025

whoever s/he is, they're more likely than not right-leaning.

Aviation Pro

(15,583 posts)
4. Not a billyaire
Thu Dec 25, 2025, 06:21 PM
Dec 2025

Yes, the misspelling is intentional.

$400,000,000 at best if they take the lump sum.

JudyM

(29,785 posts)
10. OK, a little more comforting.
Fri Dec 26, 2025, 02:40 AM
Dec 2025


Could still do quite a bit of damage. But maybe they're a rare Arkie Dem and will do some good with it.

summer_in_TX

(4,168 posts)
8. Brilliant.
Fri Dec 26, 2025, 01:25 AM
Dec 2025

The super wealthy in Epstein's circles were luring, entrapping, buying and selling slaves, sexual slaves.

Ping Tung

(4,370 posts)
13. History contains little beyond a list of people who have accommodated
Fri Dec 26, 2025, 11:05 AM
Dec 2025
themselves with other people's property.

Voltaire
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