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Read this korrent: Great capitalists are enemies of property, not its defenders
Great capitalists are enemies of property, not its defenders
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G. K. Chesterton — holds since c. 1910 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An investor who ends up competing over a seed deal is a bad capitalist limiting their returns. — tap to centre the map on it
An investor who ends up competing over a seed deal is a bad capitalist limiting their returns.
Last stated 3 months ago
29 Jul 2026
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Sam Lessin — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The real masters of society are landlords and capitalists, whom political reform alone would not touch — tap to centre the map on it
The real masters of society are landlords and capitalists, whom political reform alone would not touch
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William Morris — holds since c. 1883–1888 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In great towns the war of each against all is open, and the strong trample the weak — tap to centre the map on it
In great towns the war of each against all is open, and the strong trample the weak
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Friedrich Engels — holds since c. 1845 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The current economy works for the owners of capital, not for workers. — tap to centre the map on it
The current economy works for the owners of capital, not for workers.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Oct 2026
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Kyla Scanlon — holds since 2026-10-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Possession of great wealth and authority engenders an instinct for the violent defense of that wealth. — tap to centre the map on it
Possession of great wealth and authority engenders an instinct for the violent defense of that wealth.
Last stated 6 months ago
7 May 2026
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Mandy Brown — holds since 2026-05-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The rich have no right to the property of the poor — tap to centre the map on it
The rich have no right to the property of the poor
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John Ruskin — holds since c. 1860–1862 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Restoring widespread property works against the grain of capitalist society, while collectivism works with it — tap to centre the map on it
Restoring widespread property works against the grain of capitalist society, while collectivism works with it
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Hilaire Belloc — holds since c. 1912 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country cannot have radical technological breakthroughs and also refuse to tolerate uncomfortably rich people, because the financial system it resents is what funds the innovation. — tap to centre the map on it
A country cannot have radical technological breakthroughs and also refuse to tolerate uncomfortably rich people, because the financial system it resents is what funds the innovation.
Last stated a year ago
13 Aug 2025
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Keyu Jin — holds since 2025-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A ban on diesel exports would raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status. — tap to centre the map on it
A ban on diesel exports would raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status.
Last stated a month ago
1 Oct 2026
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Alex Epstein — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports is more likely to raise prices than lower them. — tap to centre the map on it
A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports is more likely to raise prices than lower them.
Last stated a month ago
23 Sept 2026
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Josh Marshall — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. — tap to centre the map on it
A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely.
Last stated 2 months ago
22 Aug 2026
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Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A bubble can only be identified in retrospect, so arguing about whether one is happening now cannot be settled now. — tap to centre the map on it
A bubble can only be identified in retrospect, so arguing about whether one is happening now cannot be settled now.
Last stated 11 months ago
9 Dec 2025
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Howard Marks — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. — tap to centre the map on it
A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate.
Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
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Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder who does not know their own goal dies by a thousand compromises and ends up running a company they do not want to work at. — tap to centre the map on it
A founder who does not know their own goal dies by a thousand compromises and ends up running a company they do not want to work at.
Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it
A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world.
Last stated 2 months ago
18 Aug 2026
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
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Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for. — tap to centre the map on it
A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for.
Last stated 5 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. — tap to centre the map on it
A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it.
Last stated a year ago
15 May 2025
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — tap for who they are
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