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kleinbl00  ·  1745 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: How Trump is profiteering off the coronavirus (covid-19) outbreak in 10 simple steps

    I am sure that by now evil-minded smart people are around him to guide such decision, no?

LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLerskates

The minute someone is so much as perceived as smarter by Trump he's out.

I see what you're reaching for. You're trying to ascribe all this malfeasance to some grand conspiracy. It's not. It's a basic feature of capitalism. If there's any edge to be made, you are considered derelict in your duty as a corporate officer if you don't make a play for it. You will be mocked and pilloried by your peers for every penny you leave on the table. It is the Commons, and if you don't seize it, everyone else will.

This is the system that has been chosen for us, where every minute victory by the forces of opportunism leads to an unstoppable force of corruption.