When I am gone, the capitalists will drown you like blind kittens.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Future economic or social systems are portrayed as hostile to the current population.
- In plain terms
- After I die, the rich will destroy you.
- What can you take from it?
- Future threats from opponents should be feared.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is the future always hostile?
- Who protects us from elites?
Another view
It uses fear to rally support without concrete evidence.
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