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Surprise! Billionaires aren’t solving climate change (heated.world)
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[–] [email protected] 33 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Wow what a shock. Billionaires don’t care about anyone but themselves. That’s how you become a billionaire; you exploit and murder people, and the world.

There’s no billionaire that doesn’t have blood on their hands.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I can't imagine Oprah killing someone and yet I also can't imagine she hasn't.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

She might not have personally murdered anyone (yet), but she DID introduce the world to a shitload of junk science as well as promoted a faith healer who raped probably hundreds of women and girls.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Glad to see in not the only one talking about Oprah promoting John 'of god'

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

How do you feel about Joel Osteen?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Yeah, that one's DEFINITELY killed some people.