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'A Betrayal': Ranchers Slam Trump Plan to Buy Beef From Argentina With US Tax Dollars
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Bankrupt the last remaining small ranches, then let your fascist buddies buy it up for cheap...
Then when the pendulum swings, they make out like bandits reselling or even worse, just keep an iron grip on domestic food production.
There's a lot of shit going on that needs paid attention to, but the wealthy directly controlling the food supply is gonna be a lot worse than them directly controlling the housing or utility supply.
This! Not just ranches. Farms as well.
When the dust settles, they will own your flat and your food. 2 of the largest budget positions of most people.
This is modern slavery at a large scale.
It's not slavery, and it is nowhere near the horrors of chattel slavery like what happened in America.
It's fucking horrible, don't get me wrong.
But it's going to be a return to feudalism. That's always been the goal of any group that accumulates insane levels of wealth. They want to own everything and we pay them for the privilege of living.
The wealthy still get all the benefits, just none of the responsibility for us and don't have to get their own hands dirty.
It's both.
When farms are worked by prisoners, it is slavery.