[throwaway210222]

> Rich people telling others how to live their lives has been going on for a loong time

Sigh,

The Taliban aren't rich but they specialise in telling people how to live their lives.

At gunpoint.

[lowmagnet]

They capture the means of production through force, does that not make them rich, relatively?

[cratermoon]

The Taliban have a functioning economy: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-46554097 They have billions in assets: https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/08/17/treasury...