Musk, Vivek, Bezos, Koch Brothers&Mercers are modern day Robber Barrons. “Robber baron" is derogatory term used2describe wealthy&powerful American industrialists&financiers in 19th century considered2be unethical&ruthless in their business practices. They exploited workers&bought&sold politicians - ThreadSky

kennybooyah.bsky.social • 105 days ago

Musk, Vivek, Bezos, Koch Brothers&Mercers are modern day Robber Barrons. “Robber baron" is derogatory term used2describe wealthy&powerful American industrialists&financiers in 19th century considered2be unethical&ruthless in their business practices. They exploited workers&bought&sold politicians

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westonjk.bsky.social•105 days ago

Not a single one gives a shit whether we live or die. As long as they can bank their millions/billions paying as little tax as possible while turning a blind eye to the suffering of others.

danithedem.bsky.social•105 days ago

We’re only man-hours to them. If we can’t work for them to keep getting richer, then we have no societal value 😑.

westonjk.bsky.social•105 days ago

💯

kimbur.bsky.social•105 days ago

Dani, I agree!

jeweledskye.bsky.social•105 days ago

FWIW, Kenny - get a load of the second sentence by NBCJoe here... ffs, right?

kimbur.bsky.social•105 days ago

What a mealy mouth. Another human without principles.

edwells.bsky.social•105 days ago

Describes these twats perfectly!

flowerpot13.bsky.social•105 days ago

How I wish they all lived in France,circa 1789.... 😈😈😈

tennking.bsky.social•105 days ago

damn right
exactly what they are
modern day

purpletx.bsky.social•105 days ago

Well here we go again

kateinmichigan.bsky.social•105 days ago

Hard agree.

And your character limit workaround is extremely relatable.

heyjayblue.bsky.social•105 days ago

Exactly.

krazylib38.bsky.social•105 days ago

Exactly

ziggy-50.bsky.social•105 days ago

They buy ideas and invent nothing.

ann702.bsky.social•105 days ago

What's old is new again.

bob1300.bsky.social•105 days ago

Thanks, Kenny. You just read a history book? Nothing new here.

222cycles.bsky.social•105 days ago

So right you are Kenny. Gaslighting almost 50% of the US. Really sad 👀

💙💙💙🌈🌈🌈💙💙💙

smd66.bsky.social•105 days ago

SOS Teddy Roosevelt

jojayohnoe.bsky.social•105 days ago

Robber Barons rose to great power and wealth during The Guilded Age. High (50%) tariffs on foreign goods helped men like Carnegie, Rockefeller and Vanderbilt to monopolize industry.

Then, control supply in order to hike prices on...the American public. Some of us don't learn from our own past.😕

kimbur.bsky.social•105 days ago

Thank you. I appreciate historical perspective.

edna66.bsky.social•105 days ago

There you are!

prayingmantes.bsky.social•105 days ago

Just as Reagan wanted. He deregulated the US just for this situation.

texasflintstone.bsky.social•105 days ago

Murdoch's as well.

jebby12.bsky.social•105 days ago

They can steal all the money they want from me but they'll never steal my beliefs in freedom, equality, and democracy

ladydoubledealer.bsky.social•105 days ago

yep, that is where we are. They will feel free to tell us why we don't deserve minimum wages increases and healthcare.

coffeepoet.bsky.social•105 days ago

It’s pretty obvious a lot of people slept through their history classes.

evilwoman46111.bsky.social•105 days ago

💯

rose1215.bsky.social•105 days ago

Nazis

lovelistening10.bsky.social•105 days ago

My question is what are average Americans going to do about it? What can be done about it? We're losing our country to them. Our rights and freedoms are leaving all the while they will be collecting checks we're working to pay them. What are Americans going to do about it?

kennybooyah.bsky.social•105 days ago

We had our chance on Election Day and gave complete control of the US Government to an immoral man and his immoral cronies who are seeking to pillage and destroy the Government. I’m not sure there’s anything we can do…except hope US survives until midterms & ppl wake up by then & vote out GOP.

dramaticskye411.bsky.social•105 days ago

2 years is an awfully long time for the ChristoFascists to destroy the government and cement the American Oligarchy into their positions. ☹️

reddroostermann.bsky.social•105 days ago

I remember you from Twitter from years ago. it's been 7 years since I was banished from there lol

nateturner.bsky.social•105 days ago

J.P. Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, Andrew Mellon, Henry Frick, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jay Gould & American Nazi, Henry Ford.

jacqueblue.bsky.social•105 days ago

THIS!

The Gilded Age/Robber Barons/ “conspicuous consumption.”

For those were never taught history (or taught it wrong) Also, for those who can't read, Max has a series "The Gilded Age" & season 3 is filming.

https://www.history.com/news/robber-barons-gilded-age-wealth

poohblue72.bsky.social•105 days ago

By the time their knuckle dragging base figures it out it’ll be too late for them mostly!

ronikmarci.bsky.social•105 days ago

💯💯

catsforpeace2.bsky.social•105 days ago

I hate when history repeats itself.

mhwfg.bsky.social•105 days ago

And the last POTUS to win 2 non Consecutive terms Grover Cleveland supporter of the Robber Barrons.

hicarolbutler.bsky.social•105 days ago

Now that IS an interesting fact. Makes me curious what came after Grover’s second term.

hicarolbutler.bsky.social•105 days ago

“Cleveland also had a fraught relationship with the military. He became infamous by repeatedly vetoing pension requests by Union veterans as they suffered from numerous physical and psychological ailments tied to their service. He mocked the morphine addiction of one applicant.”

hicarolbutler.bsky.social•105 days ago

Turns out it didn’t end well. Weird to find Dems and Repubs switched as they were back then, but this is fascinating. https://time.com/7177312/grover-cleveland-donald-trump-warning/

lessafetoday08.bsky.social•105 days ago

Trump is going to decimate the whole country!
The republicans can deal with him without our help. They created this monster....they can damn well fix it.