Progressives say "billionaires' row" at inauguration ceremony shows true winners of Trump agenda
Progressives say "billionaires' row" at inauguration ceremony shows true winners of Trump agenda
"Trump's White House is government by the billionaires, for the billionaires," said the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
Summary
Progressives criticized the attendance of billionaires like Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos at Donald Trump’s inauguration, labeling them “billionaires’ row” and emblematic of an administration prioritizing the wealthy.
Critics argue the inauguration, funded by over $200 million in corporate and lobbyist donations, signals a pro-billionaire agenda.
Trump’s proposed Cabinet includes 13 billionaires, with a combined net worth of over $460 billion, and aims to push tax cuts for the rich.
Bernie Sanders and other progressives warn against “government by the billionaires, for the billionaires.”
Imagine if a big bomb would go off at that event. Would that be the end of capitalism in America, or would others step up immediately?
Step up immediately. It is extremely unlikely that any one individual billionaire is that much more skilled than the executives immediately beneath them that the corporation would collapse with their death.
Amazon will continue even if Bezos were to pass.
I'm reminded of a story, I think it's fiction just to get the point across, about a room full of monkeys, a banana hanging from the ceiling, and a ladder to get the banana. If any monkey tries climbing the ladder, someone comes in and hoses down all of the monkeys. Eventually the monkeys figure it out and actively stop other monkeys from trying to climb the ladder. Slowly, they introduce new monkeys and the new monkeys learn to not climb the ladder without ever having been hosed down themselves. Instead they will stop other monkeys from climbing it. Eventually you have a whole room of monkeys that won't climb the ladder for the banana and have no idea why.
It's a neat story and I guess what I'm trying to say is we would probably have to hose down the monkeys a few times
Kill the tsar they send another
Military doctrine is that decapitating leadership is generally ineffective. Dictators choose their subordinates for fanatical devotion, not rationality, so the next asshole is likely to be even worse. And if it creates a chaotic leadership vacuum, who do you get to agree to a ceasefire or the surrender?
I recall discussion about taking out competent second- or third-echelon underlings (like the recent Ukrainian assassination of the Russian general in charge of CBW) but I don't recall any clear conclusion as to its long-term efficacy. I hypothesize that it can lead to a near-term tactical advantage, and it might have value as propaganda of the deed, but that's about it.
"If my thought dreams could be seen, they'd prob'ly put my head in a guillotine."
They don't win by ruining the world they will always be stuck in, in exchange for getting money they cannot possibly utilize and have no use for.
Everyone you ever met say "billionaires' row" at inauguration ceremony shows true winners of Trump agenda
The fight isn't over yet. Too soon to say if they're winners or not.
Progressives can drag their smug conceited asses to the voting box or STFU
I've been dragging my progressive ass to vote for two and half decades and have fuck all to show for it
Oh yeah? Is that what conservatives did when Trump lost? Or did they throw a temper tantrum and make a pathetic flaccid attempt at an insurrection?
Hell, most still won't admit he lost.
60 million registered voters did not vote. If you think we have even 30 million progressives right now you would be mistaken.
Progressives did not lose this election for the democrats. The democrats got into a bad situation with Biden and their refusal to actually adopt policies that help the working class in meaningful ways is what cost the race.
"Trump bad" and identity politics aren't the biggest concern for someone who is deciding which parent eats two meals a day so the kid gets three isn't going to care about anything other than getting the food costs down or their pay up. The democrats didn't offer solutions to this while Trump lied and claimed he could do this. Stupid people believed Trump and he won.
Liberals literally have the most influence in the party and look where everyone is. Biden telling the orange fascist "Welcome home." 😂
So are they just supposed to do nothing except for that one day every two years?
We have. It's progressive policies that've been absent.
Well, they went with the second option exactly because of this attitude.
