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This is a more relatable scale, IMOI also think that the 1% slogan, while catchy, really doesn't do a very good job of capturing the issue. 1% in America is making a little over 500k a year. That's a lot but it doesn't touch with the truly wealthy are making.
Couple of tidbits I've heard recently, possibly on here so apologies if I'm stealing anything from anybody:
-What's the difference between a millionaire and a billionaire? A billion dollars.
- 1 million minutes is a little under 2 years. 1 billion minutes is 1,900 years that's the scale of the difference between a millionaire and a billionaire.
I don't think the 1% is the problem. It's the .1% and .01% that needs to be looked at with a different capital gains tax strategy and estate taxes. Some more favorable Union and worker protection laws would help too.
So shoot rich people in the back of the head as they walk to meetings?The ultra rich have inflicted countless injuries upon working people and the poor for decades and decades. Apparently it’s only class war when the lower class starts to fight back.
I see a very narrow path to a left wing populism that isn’t a destabilizing force. I’m afraid we need to be plotting that course as a precautionary measure.This may be an unpopular opinion here, but I see resisting the rise of a populist left counter-movement to be just about as important for the Dems over the next 4-8 years as resisting the immensely dangerous populists on the right.
I agree, but it's going to be much tougher for Dems to counter a populist left movement than a populist right movement...and we've seen how poorly they've done countering the populist right.This may be an unpopular opinion here, but I see resisting the rise of a populist left counter-movement to be just about as important for the Dems over the next 4-8 years as resisting the immensely dangerous populists on the right.
I don't really think it's that bad. Bernie is a left-wing populist and you're not hearing him wanting to end democracy. AOC is a left wing populist but she's not out there shouting from the rooftops that we need to start stringing up billionaires. None of these fringe left-wing nuts are getting elected. The left-wing folks that are getting elected are advocating for crazy things like universal healthcare and a wealth tax.I see a very narrow path to a left wing populism that isn’t a destabilizing force. I’m afraid we need to be plotting that course as a precautionary measure.
Really good comments. I’m not optimistic that silver lining will happen, but it’s something to hope for.I agree, but it's going to be much tougher for Dems to counter a populist left movement than a populist right movement...and we've seen how poorly they've done countering the populist right.
As has been said many times before, the problems Dems face is that they have both advocate for political goals while also working to save the foundations and structures of government (and society).
It's going to be much, much tougher if the attacks on governmental and society structures start to come in a material way from the left as well as the right. At some point, you're not even advocating for anything that assists people directly, you're simply trying to save the system...and it's a hard job to save a system that nearly no one feels like is serving the people.
One silver lining is that a substantial populist left may serve as a counterweight to the populist right and, in a better world, push the populist right back toward being a governmental partner. It's one thing to advocate for destroying the boundaries of government when the alternative is merely the status quo, but another when the alternative becomes that your political opponents will suddenly take extra-governmental actions against you. If the populist left rises as a political movement, may we get lucky enough that it works to push everyone toward cooperation rather than further destroying the fabric of our government and society.
I used to have several of these kind of things in my head when I was teaching freshmen about evolution. It helped to frame the age of the earth in a context that was relatable. Years to seconds was a favorite. Another good one was to convert years to inches. A long human lifetime is equivalent to about 8 feet. The age of the earth is equivalent to about three trips around the equator.This is a more relatable scale, IMO
1 million seconds is 11 1/2 days.
1 billion seconds is 31 years 8.5 months
"Eat the rich, eat the rich, out of the palace and into the ditch"
I have posted this joke before but it fits here...While you're not wrong, you are greatly ignoring how the rich play on the bigotries of race, religion and sexual orientation to divide and distract the lower classes from focusing on the real issues of class and wealth. It's an old strategy but still a very effective one.
off topic but man there's a lot you have to ignore to reach this conclusion. another thread maybe. and magas arent as interested in economics as social class. think about wuffies, among whom maga runs strong. wuffies dont hate "holes" because of our success; after all they don't hate dook nearly to the same degree. they hate "holes" because they see us as condescending jerks who lack common sense.I agree MAGA is much more of an economic phenomenon than a racist or misogynistic phenomenon.
Respectfully, you need to look into how many of the right wing populists got their start in OWS.i am old enough to remember occupy wall street. that never became a political movement. this wont either.
I think it's fake or he deleted it or I just didn't see it. On a side note, geez Musk tweets a lot. He sounds manic.Pr
anybody have a fact check on whether this was a real tweet?
Nah fam. We have tried neoliberalism and this is where it takes us.This may be an unpopular opinion here, but I see resisting the rise of a populist left counter-movement to be just about as important for the Dems over the next 4-8 years as resisting the immensely dangerous populists on the right.