I can never get used to how easily they go mask-off.

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      The principal non-monetary criticisms of Trump’s peace deal essentially boil down to “this doesn’t hurt Iran enough.” You see this when people complain how the deal doesn’t address Iran’s proxies and/or missiles or how America is gonna have to lift its sanctions. Like I’m sorry the you’re (royal you) not getting to do enough imperialism after your attempt at imperialism failed disastrously?

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            Ahh that’s why it’s a shitpost, because it’s just shitty and useless. Okay mrdown

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                  You are a liberal right? I have a question for you. Prior to the internet a tiny elite controlled the press. How could the marketplace of ideas have worked, when the media owners controlled the public perception on sociopolitical issues?

                  Am asking in good faith btw

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        This is a really cool link. There is something I don’t understand in the example though. The first scenario assumes that when you play a richer opponent and win, you get 20% of your total money before that flip (less than you started with, 960). But then later when playing as a person who won the first flip, if you play against someone who lost the first flip and lose, you would lose 20% of your money and the winner gains 20% of YOUR money, not 20% of their money, leading to them having 1040 and you having 960. So something is screwy here unless I missed something.

        Agree with the premise overall. Maybe the example needs workshopping though? I can’t quite tell what happens when people with highly disparate amounts of money play each other as far as who gets what I’m the outcome.

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          That’s just an example. The point is that in a yard sale economy, ❝democratic❞ capitalism, [directly] empowersleads to national ❝socialism❞ (Fascism).

          Both Goldholz’s Mathematics & History teachers forgot to drill it their heads.

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          But then later when playing as a person who won the first flip, if you play against someone who lost the first flip and lose, you would lose 20% of your money and the winner gains 20% of YOUR money, not their starting amount.

          The wager is 20% of the poorer player’s money.