Affirmative action for rich kids is alive and well in the USA

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It always has been, it always will be.

I don't get why anyone is surprised by this sort of thing. Money is the supreme value above all others in USA culture.

It comes before God, Country, Mission and personality morality, always.

Money is the supreme value above all others in USA culture.

Let's be fair here. Money is the supreme value above all others in ALL of modern culture. Not just USA. If you have a billion dollars you can do basically anything you want, anywhere you want to do it.

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We're gonna have to actually mobilize to change that. Or a disaster, including global war,which tbh, is more likely. All of it. They ain't just gonna give it up. They're too insulated from reprise. We are hooked, lied and sunk.

Look at trump. Only reason he's getting fucked, slowly, is cause he went a bit too far. Gotta keep the exploitation and scummery tasteful so as not to draw attention from the filthy beggars.