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I’m sure the 1% will spend all the money they’ve hoarded to save the rest of us when the world is on fire at the last possible moment, right?

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Some have already been spending money building climate/fallout shelters in New Zealand, then stuffing them with provisions and hiring personnel to guard them. When the moment comes, it’s just a quick private jet trip, and the world can burn.

Others, like world leaders (Putin, Erdogan, etc), have expanded their palaces and residences with underground shelters for a similar purpose. They’re already ready for the world to burn.

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Tbf The ultra wealthy have always made personal bunkers. I think the entirety of peanut island in Florida was a fallout bunker for Reagan.

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Well, I hope they can somehow convince their security guards to remain loyal enough that they’ll fend off the inevitable guillotine carrying mobs.

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That’s easy: keep the guards’ families inside the bunker. Now who’s gonna switch sides? (see how it went with the Wagnerites: threaten families, stop a coup).

Also, New Zealand is not a coincidence, it’s far away from most of the mobs. With a local population of barely over 5 million, I bet they could hire some, kill some, help some a bit, and the rest would fall in line.

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