As the Ultra-Wealthy Rally Behind Trump, Republicans Pitch Fake Populism to Workers
As the Ultra-Wealthy Rally Behind Trump, Republicans Pitch Fake Populism to Workers
Trump’s allies courted the working class with hollow, populist rhetoric at the RNC on Monday, as billionaires pledged their support.
Maybe have to change white man to 'murican and colored man to brown immigrant man
“If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you.”
― Lyndon B. Johnson
21Inflation, gas prices, all this shit is coming down. You have to have your eyes closed and your wallet open to not notice. I placed an "I Did That" sticker yesterday on a cheap pump
19Wealth inequality destroying the country? Why not even more of it!?
Why do these people need so much fucking money?
13It's a disease
6It's unironically mental illness
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I can't fathom it myself.
Even if you bought yourself all the cosmetic surgery, life extending treatments, life extending drugs, toys, mansions, planes, airports, boats, gourmet food, personal entertainment, and (why not) all the sex you could possibly handle every day forever, it still wouldn't come close to the billions some of these creatures have.
It might also be possible that they're in competition with one another, all while (re)building an aristocracy within the western world. 21st century wealth does not extend from land ownership like it did back in the 18th, and it can be argued that it now extends from control of labor itself; this mirrors the shift from industrial to information economy. I think that's already happening with the consolidation of monster corporations we have these days.
Another possibility I've tossed around is a tad more dark. If these animals are in the accelerationist camp, they're hedging their bets and are prepared to "lose" billions in worth in order to stay on top when things fall apart. And if I'm right, we should see the ultra-wealthy attempt to build their own survival compounds and purchase self-sufficient infrastructure to achieve this; that includes "buying" governments.
1there was this youtube talking about this subject and it brought up this guy who sold out for millions in the dot com era that I did not recognize his name and most people would not I bet. It was pointing out he was living the life people would think a billionaire would live but they don't because they are chasing more more more. This guy has multiple nice places around the world. condos and mansions. travels by yacht. hangs out on beaches with just every luxury at his fingertips. That is me if I ever become rich.
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Orange felon told his cult things are bad. Who are you going to believe, him or your lying eyes and ears?
7Do you know who peter thiel is? If you don't, you're missing a big piece of this puzzle
5This is the best summary I could come up with:
As the world’s wealthiest people were lining up behind former President Donald Trump’s candidacy, the Republican Party served up hours of programming at its convention designed to woo the working class with (mostly) fake populism.
During the first day of the Republican National Convention, the theme was “Make America Wealthy Again.” The evening’s program was a calibrated pitch to the working class — with speakers and video messages repeatedly slamming President Joe Biden over inflation, higher gas prices and grocery bills, and credit card debt.
O’Brien made the most of the historic opportunity, slamming corporate lobbying groups and companies like Amazon, Uber, and Lyft for failing to provide benefits to their workers.
That makes sense: Republicans’ messaging, the RNC platform, and the entire Trump campaign are about meeting people where they are and giving them resentment politics to chew on, while actively selling government policy to the highest bidders.
It’s no accident that during the first day of the RNC, The Wall Street Journal reported that Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk, the richest person on Earth, is planning to donate a staggering $45 million per month to a Trump super PAC — or that the same Trump group is being funded by the CEO of coal company Alliance Resource Partners, the co-founder of military spy tech contractor Palantir Technologies, and the billionaire crypto-loving Winklevoss twins.
Occasionally, the facade cracked Monday night — such as when the RNC welcomed uber-wealthy Silicon Valley investor David Sacks onstage to complain about “homeless encampments” in San Francisco and “illegal migrants.” Trumpian resentment politics have never sounded quite so distasteful.
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