• CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de
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    1 day ago

    Someone told me that “the global elites” wanted to chase a policy of reducing the worlds population (vaccines came up as one way) as part of environmental policies and that was why they needed to support Trump (neither of us has any material attachment to the USA, naturally).

    It’s ironic, because that’s actually what Trump is doing. painfully ironic, as people are being hurt and killed by the policies. Not to say that a different president wouldn’t move in their own interest.

    • jaybone@lemmy.zip
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      23 hours ago

      Why do the elites want to reduce the population? Wouldn’t they want more people to exploit?

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      22 hours ago

      Makes no sense on the face of it. Depopulation causes economic depression. Guess you could say they were reaching for environmental action, and fewer bodies would be the main fix, but if they’re such environmentalists there are easier ways to fix this shit if you’re rich and powerful.