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	I was just imagining American tech oligarchy five years from now as a parallel to Russian oil oligarchy; including the extreme poverty and wealth inequality. To really take it to the limit, we'd need Russia-style propaganda to keep the people in line, extremely poor job prospects for the masses (to keep military recruitment up), a willingness to use force to suppress dissent, and a return to trauma-bonding in the military. Much like the world consuming Russian oil, the only way to stop it would be to get the world to stop using American tech.		I was just imagining American tech oligarchy five years from now as a parallel to Russian oil oligarchy; including the extreme poverty and wealth inequality. To really take it to the limit, we'd need Russia-style propaganda to keep the people in line, extremely poor job prospects for the masses (to keep military recruitment up), a willingness to use force to suppress dissent, and a return to trauma-bonding in the military. Much like the world consuming Russian oil, the only way to stop it would be to get the world to stop using American tech.
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			How does one do #4 on this checklist?
			* https://i.redd.it/v00bq05hbypf1.jpeg


			Crush labor compensation, convert it into capital gains:
			* https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/30/doordash-launches-delivery-robot-in-push-into-autonomous-technology.html
			* https://old.reddit.com/r/clevercomebacks/comments/1nua8px/tariffs_bring_automated_factories/


			Crank up the trauma bonding in the only job young men can get:
			* https://old.reddit.com/r/WhitePeopleTwitter/comments/1nv5jov/bookmark_this/


			Declare war on any cities where people resist:
			* https://bsky.app/profile/petersterne.com/post/3m22pwqx42c2g


			Purge non-compliant generals:
			* https://old.reddit.com/r/NoFilterNews/comments/1nue77y/trump_vows_to_fire_generals_on_the_spot_if_they/


			Wanna see America in 5 years? Look at Russia. America's tech oligarchs are actively recreating Russian oil oligarchy.

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I was just imagining American tech oligarchy five years from now as a parallel to Russian oil oligarchy; including the extreme poverty and wealth inequality. To really take it to the limit, we'd need Russia-style propaganda to keep the people in line, extremely poor job prospects for the masses (to keep military recruitment up), a willingness to use force to suppress dissent, and a return to trauma-bonding in the military. Much like the world consuming Russian oil, the only way to stop it would be to get the world to stop using American tech.

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RobertBushman at 15:00, 1 October 2025