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[–] Rajtinka@lemmy.world 135 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Yes! Let's get the billionaires all in one place. I'm hungry!!

[–] TwodogsFighting@lemdro.id 18 points 2 weeks ago

Bilderberg Conference

I'll bring a bell!

[–] gratux@lemmy.blahaj.zone 113 points 2 weeks ago
[–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 53 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Like 3 people will show up and they'll probably back the tax off anyway cause they were so polite and moving with their peaceful demonstration.

I sincerely hope I'm wrong.

[–] Flauschige_Lemmata@lemmy.world 25 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They might start a big grassroots movement. Artificially. You might call it a turfgrass movement. Maybe use a genericized brand name. That seems fitting

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago

Another tea party, oh boy.

[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Yes.

But it'll be the most extravagant protest ever. The who's who will be there. No doubt, down Rodeo Drive,. The lenses of every contributor to your feed algorithm. The best of ~~opinion pieces~~ journalism.

[–] kboos1@lemmy.world 33 points 2 weeks ago

So we can all line up to throw garbage at them? You know, return the favor.

[–] p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 30 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That would involve billionaires showing up in a public protest.

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 19 points 2 weeks ago

Nah, they pay people to do it, like in Mexico

[–] LavaPlanet@sh.itjust.works 26 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't think these rattle heads, actually plan to march, I think he thinks he will order a march, and all the people currently marching that he sees, love him so much and support his "deserving" lifestyle so much, they'll all march for him. He's putting in orders for you to march for him, on his behalf, and he absolutely believes it'll happen in troves.

[–] SippyCup@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I would march.

200 bucks an hour I'll walk around a bit and pretend to give a shit.

I will also say things that when taken out of context will sound fucking awful and when in context will sound extremely suspicious.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 8 points 2 weeks ago

I would march too, it's too easy to satire the movement. Signs like "Bill Gates did nothing wrong on Epstein's Island" or "Peter Thiel is not a vampire" seem like a good fit for the event.

[–] LavaPlanet@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

This would be hilarious!

[–] commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

perfect opportunity to become an actual paid protester

[–] wildncrazyguy138@fedia.io 13 points 2 weeks ago

Which chamber you plan on running in? House or senate?

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 23 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Yes, get billionaires into the streets and marching.

I predict this will do wonders for the compacting roller market.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Think of the egg industry! It can't handle the buyer pressure in the days up to these events.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 1 points 2 weeks ago

brb, buying rotten tomatoes

[–] finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world 22 points 2 weeks ago

So they'll all be in one place?

Notify antifa! Unleash the meteor!

[–] BillyClark@piefed.social 22 points 2 weeks ago

Ooh, the headline is slightly misleading. It should say, "A desperate nobody who sees his misguided startup failing starts a self-promotion campaign to try to get money from rich people."

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 20 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I'd love too watch 20 billionaires walk in a group

Such temptation

[–] HowAbt2day@futurology.today 5 points 2 weeks ago

The other name for the march is the “MAGA bootlickers march”.

[–] vga@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 weeks ago

There will be more security around them than what the US president gets when he goes out.

[–] mustbe3to20signs@feddit.org 18 points 2 weeks ago

As long as it leads them torwards a guillotine, I'm all in, I guess?

[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago

Is this guy dumb or secretly anti-billionaire? Gathering a bunch of billionaires in a small area, walking slowly in public streets, specifically to rally in favor of billionaire in this political climate. I would be more surprised if a shooter DIDNT take the opportunity.

[–] deathbird@mander.xyz 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm greatly amused by the thought of a march that could not be more than 3,028 people.

[–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 10 points 2 weeks ago

I feel like the target audience is "temporarily embarrassed [billionaires]"^[1]

That is, people who are not billionaires, but like to imagine themselves as having the ability to become one.


[1] the original quote that this is from uses "millionaires" but years of the upwards flow of wealth meant the quote needed some updating.

[–] finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago
[–] khannie@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Can you imagine the size of the counter-demonstration. I really hope this goes ahead.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 3 points 2 weeks ago

That would be amazing. Like 20 multimillionaires and one billionaire show up and then....

[–] Ringtail@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Came here to say the same, theyll all be out in the streets without the protection of their mansions

[–] khannie@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Why do these people hate us so mu....

OOF. OUCH.

[–] dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net 10 points 2 weeks ago

The only march where you can be certain if it’s more than 5 people they’re paid protestors.

[–] hector@lemmy.today 8 points 2 weeks ago

That would be a shame if during their march they got ambushed with masses of egg throwing counter protesters that pelted them all mercilessly with eggs, and maybe water baloons.

[–] nonentity@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago

Financial obesity is an existential threat to any society that tolerates it, and needs to cease being celebrated, rewarded, and positioned as an aspirational goal.

Corporations are the only ‘persons’ which should be subjected to capital punishment, but billionaires should be euthanised through taxation.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago
[–] notsosure@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago

All medical personal report to sickbay 15 immediately.

[–] WraithGear@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

yes, put them all together in one place, in the open

[–] nonentity@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago

Every healthy society needs a robust guillotine maintenance and repair workforce.

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Not news. No need to advertise this

[–] Grimy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)
[–] Drusas@fedia.io 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] badabim@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

It's from The Long Walk

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago

Next they'll be having a pro-tapeworm march.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

That's still not gonna get him that vc cash