I see all the memes about guillotines for the rich, funny in spirit, but actually building one in the town square is not practical. They take a ton of materials, they are huge, and they do not even work reliably. Would it not make more sense to build one from metal with hydraulic pistons or something? I am not a machinist, but a more mobile unit you could wheel into a square to decapitate a few effigies seems about as effective for sending a message, and easier to remove or relocate if needed.

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    Exactly. It’s like when people joke “eat the rich”. Zero desire for cannibalism, but 100% desire for the rich to be removed from the earth.

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          I don’t know. I hear the rich are full of toxins and heavy metals.

          Compost is usually used to feed vegetables, so I don’t think I would want that particular solution.

          I would say it might be better to macerate and dehydrate the rich and then use the resultant rich jerky as part of a carbon barrier for depleted uranium and other hazardous radioactive wastes.

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          If we’re being actually realistic I think it’s “tax the rich so that they are no longer so extremely rich, and use the resulting funds to benefit the general population.”

          There’s no need for killing.

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      I have a desire for cannibalism. I’ve heard human meat can be pretty tasty when cooked and seasoned just right.