• BassTurd@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    Big jump to conclusions here.

    Can the guy not run an honest business make money? It looks like he started a business in Namibia that rented and sold 4x4s and other Safari stuff and that he donated a significant amount of money to wildlife preservation, specifically and ironically to protect the lion population.

    I have no idea how wealthy he was, but he wasn’t billionaire class, and has a solid track record. Perhaps more info will come out, but it’s super shitty to say that someone got wealthy on the backs of other with nothing to back it up.

    Everything I’m finding on the guy is that he was a big philanthropist that has dedicated a good portion of his life to defending Lions and nature. Unless you’ve got something better than, “hur dur, wealthy man got killed . Good”, then your just an asshole.

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      5 days ago

      I was being ironic, but my genuine comment in the opposite direction is also getting criticism. Economics arguments are very contentious here.