I don't think that the Gilded age was "stopped"..... The oligarchs just learned better marketing and how to better appease the masses. Their fear of the spread of socialism led to concessions that they've been vindictive about ever since.

Green Ranger:

I mean what the fuck are we supposed to do about it? All of our checks and balances have failed, the next thing is just committing to massive violence and loss of life. And any who thinks that’s just an easy decision is either a psycho path or an edge lord who thinks they would totally get some guns and start a revolution totally, cause they are totally badass bro

AOL-Time-Warner-Pepsico-Viacom-Halliburton-Skynet-Toyota-Trader-Joe's

I’m excited to go back to piracy. I’m hoping things are easier in 2026 than even I last did it 20 years ago.

God, Machiko Soga does things for me that billionaires just cant

I am somewhat amused that the empire is crumbling and most people are like: well, it was already kinda fucked.

I'm absolutely horrified by the inevitable sectarianism and accompanying violence that has already started.

The US is going to make the Balkins look like a peace march.

If you compare all the problems Adam Smith highlights when planning out Capitalism to what we currently have you'll see that we never changed away from feudalism, the new lords just successfully marketed a transition while replacing the old lords.

Silver lining is every one of them that's taken advantage of the last decade to do so are essentially putting themselves on a list of co.paniea that can't manage itself.

Dividing them up into a bunch of pieces is the compromise.

We need to start pushing for full on nationalization of corporations once trump is out of office.

Just seize a couple health insurance agencies and use that blood money to fund u I ersal healthcare.

Start doing shit like that, and suddenly all the corporations start falling in line.

Yeah, very sore at Rob Bonta right now cracking like Republicans for the Todd Blanche confirmation.

It almost seems like the people have no friends in government at all.

The merger is still in process but is expected to be finalized October 5th. Because we need a megacorporation to control all our media. CNN to become a right-wing propaganda font in 5... 4... 3... 2...

In a few years, all American media will be government owned

Microsoft hollowing out every Xbox studio.

Aye-yi-yi!