“Mr Giuliani’s bankruptcy creditors had previously filed a motion to compel him to sell his condo — the former mayor said he needs it to keep him off the streets and recording his podcast”

  • SreudianFlip@sh.itjust.works
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    9 months ago

    There’s a disconnect here: you assume that merit is based upon actions… and it is, for the egalitarian outlook.

    An authoritarian outlook assumes merit based on status. As in, ‘if you have status it is due to your intrinsic worth’. Rich people deserve it… because they are rich. It makes my eyes cross and is gut-wrenchingly frustrating, but about 25% of humans lean this way it seems.