cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/29566496

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So slavery as indentured servitude is the American future. Way to “new model” the old model.

50 points

They’re living in the past, trying to stimulate an economy that no longer exists, and not realizing they are the reason that economy doesn’t exist anymore.

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Late Soviet union Perestroika vibes 🫠

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There are just so many layers of delusional here. If you are going to paint a delusional fantasy, why paint a dystopic one like that, why not tell people everyone is going to get their own pet unicorn that poops gold nuggets?

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That’s honestly a more realistic prospect than bringing back American manufacturing.

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Producing what? For who? No one wants expensive Nazi crap internationally and you can’t have a domestic economy worth half a shit without international trade. See N. Korea for reference.

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Producing what?

Feyntanal make it in the good ol UsA, in biggly factories

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Minus unions, pensions, and freedom.

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Your labor will be so cheap the robots you build for the wealthy will have a higher standard of living.

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