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   myrmepropagandist (futurebird@sauropods.win)'s status on Sunday, 20-Jul-2025 00:14:31 JST myrmepropagandist

   "I'm a naturalized US citizen."
   "Born in USA"
   "My family came to the US 200 years ago."
   "3 generations served in the US Army."
   "We have always been a Christian family"
   "I have no disabilities or mental illnesses"
   "I am employed, own my home."
   "I'm not gay, trans or interested in vintage computers."
   "I'm... well, you know, *white*!"
   "I have never said anything critical of the government."
   "I do not keep company with such people"

   None of this is enough.

   "I am a millionaire AND all of the above."

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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 20-Jul-2025 00:14:30 JST Rich Felker

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     @futurebird Millionaire is nowhere near enough to be "safe".

     Even if you're a billionaire, you need, on top of that, to either be willing to risk losing most of it and having little more than keeping yourself safe, OR actively collaborate with the regime.

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     James Widman (jameswidman@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 20-Jul-2025 00:51:28 JST James Widman

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     • Rich Felker

     @dalias @futurebird "actively collaborating with the regime" seems to increase the chances that you'll eventually end up on trump's shitlist, but somewhat less so if you also add "continuously subservient"

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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 20-Jul-2025 00:51:28 JST Rich Felker

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     • James Widman

     @JamesWidman @futurebird Yeah that too. Really, no one is safe.