Why would they? Everything being done is to their benefit. Even w tariffs they will not feel a thing. They still get to live comfortably while more than 1/2 America dies.
I thought Republicans were the "state's rights" party.
But even then, when Missouri (yes, Missouri) voted to restore access to abortion with an amendment ot the state constitution, the legislature has done everything in their power to overrule that vote.
Hey Scott, in a recent episode of pivot you went on a (great!) rant about tech billionaires and this being that moment, the one moment that defines the moral meaning of their lives, and how they are blowing it.
I cannot find that on your youtube--and I'd love to put it in my newsletter
The newsletter reaches thousands (so no, not famous like you, but thousands are good), and even though I often disagree with you, I was extremely impressed and inspired by this.
So true. They have yet to experience pain, so they sit silent in their comfort above the fray…knowing they can just pay their way into a better circumstance. That may change soon as the economics of the current Admin prolong.
At a basic level… the poor have more basic power than the rich. They could all vote for elected officials who work in their best interests
The sad truth is that a significant portion of the poor vote against their interests because what’s more important to them are officials who attack minorities
Well, "the rich" massively control media & information flows which impacts how "the poor" might see the implications of their votes.
Fox, Sinclair, etc, etc are piling on with disinformation such that unless one has the luxury of resources and inclination to look elsewhere, propaganda reins
Some of those wealthy that comply will still fall out of grace. Not all will be “in” the boys’ club for long -either their industry is desirable to the leader or he needs to throw someone under the bus. Family protection ceases to exist in this system and they won’t escape it either.
One more important thing that resonated with a 40ish brown man was the importance of speaking about finances with your partner. I wish me and my wife had this conversation earlier in our relationship 🙄
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Scott. You gotta wake up your fellow rich people. Us working folks are showing up to defend ourselves and our democracy. Where the F are the liberal/rules loving Rich people?????
Do we have a crisis of selfishness? Not even just a commitment to the greater good but simply what it means to live in a society. Also, the lack of humanity is staggering. The general lack of caring about anyone but ourselves and our immediate community is out of control. (Not everyone obviously)
I handbuild pottery in my studio and I just want to say that I am so glad I found your podcasts. I go through hundreds of audiobooks each month and have been discovering the joys of podcasts like yours. Thank you!
Is America just a game you win? Is craven desire for “generational wealth” and “passive income” good for national security? How did the Boomers & Xers raise kids that are entirely obsessed with becoming a rich asshole?
Hi @profgalloway.com i think you’re being unfair to beings who without spines (such as myself). We are able to violently convulse to protect ourselves and our beliefs unlike other people who believe in nothing
Hear hear, GOP SHOULD NEVER HAVE ALLOWED "RUSSIA FIND THE EMAILS" TO BE NOMINEE! PENCE PROBABLY BEAT HRC ANYWAY!
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Although I’d count myself as one of them, and don’t think it’s always bad, this is definitely the dark side of the global cosmopolitan “citizen of the world” mentality… you’re not bought in to local outcomes enough to stick your neck out to fix things.
That is the true evil of too much wealth inequality… the fear of falling from the heights is so great that even “good” people are too tempted to pull up the ladder. Perpetuating the cycle.
Until the über rich feel the pain that Americans feel, it will always be abstract, remote. That may be lower cortex evolutionary stuff. What will get them carted to the guillotine, is blaming the poor for their state.
One thing it sure as hell is not is Christian. The other thing, more up for debate, that it is not - - - is American. It certainly is not the best of what America has in our history, had to offer.
It is not true that they will always be able to buy rights, history is full of instances where the wealthy got too greedy and paid the price. what's unsettling is that no one knows where that tipping point is. Luigi hit his and just snatched away one wealthy persons right buying power by himself.
Or, perhaps, the timelessness of the emotional disconnect between the haves and the have-nots is simply on display once again, as it has countless times throughout human history.
Spineless or unconcerned. Hmmmmmm.
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I've spent 40yrs hearing 2A gun nuts talk about tyrannical govs. 40 years of hearing "freedom and democracy"
Resorting to "why won't the rich save us from the monster they funded?"
That sort of cowardly bullshit abdicates the responsibility of the public.
It's a bunch of libertarians that don't realize libertarians can't run a democratic nation, but none of them are thinking that far ahead.
But even then, when Missouri (yes, Missouri) voted to restore access to abortion with an amendment ot the state constitution, the legislature has done everything in their power to overrule that vote.
I cannot find that on your youtube--and I'd love to put it in my newsletter
When will their red line be crossed??
We are all watching... and waiting.... and praying for integrity to vreak through🙏🙏🙏
The sad truth is that a significant portion of the poor vote against their interests because what’s more important to them are officials who attack minorities
Fox, Sinclair, etc, etc are piling on with disinformation such that unless one has the luxury of resources and inclination to look elsewhere, propaganda reins
And Conservative voters were Conservative voters before Fox News existed.
Next Q, you compared this admin to Hitler's.
The experts seem to be overrun by the MAGA propaganda machine, so how do you suggest we fight and win this?
Hosts remain, at best, neutral. Steve Liesman had strong criticisms, but only because of the effect on the market.
Guests (CEOs, asset managers, etc.) almost always bow before the almighty trump.
They need to stay far the fuck away from the government in every sense of the word.
As long as that doesn’t happen, we will continue to suffer.
Imagine an election wholly devoid of oligarch cash!
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They didn't get rich by expressing empathy for others.
Wealth is proportional to psychopathy.
"...it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”. -- Matthew 19:23-26
Chapter and verse. ;)
They must like what Trump sells and/or they care only about every last single cent at the expense of human lives and dignity.
Our work abroad saves lives. Will any of these super rich fill the gap.
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no worries. we have numbers.
Until the über rich feel the pain that Americans feel, it will always be abstract, remote. That may be lower cortex evolutionary stuff. What will get them carted to the guillotine, is blaming the poor for their state.
Nobody suffers more than the poor.
And the courage of regular people has been inspiring.
We are going to remake the world and the rich are going to be at the bottom. 🙃
Spineless or unconcerned. Hmmmmmm.
I have wealthy friends who are not happy with what’s happening but they don’t feel threatened by it.