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And the public will just accept arbitrary oppression with no limit? No, the investor class will arrive at the negotiating table one way or another on a long en
by benreesman 2y ago
And the public will just accept arbitrary oppression with no limit?
No, the investor class will arrive at the negotiating table one way or another on a long enough timeline. It will be up to them if they still have legs to walk on.
The really scary fascists aren’t stupid: Thiel and those guys are buying bunkers in New Zealand as fast as the checks clear. They understand something that the American public lost sight of for a moment: the American Public is terrifying, the American public is slow to wake but arbitrarily brutal once roused. Pushing the American public into a corner has been the last mistake of a great many men better than Elon Musk.
- dayvid 2y agoIf the podcasts spin it well enough, they'll have a large leeway
- benreesman 2y agoRogan and Lex went from interesting Internet shit to terrifyingly effective accomplices of aspiring fascists really abruptly. I’m not sure even they realize how dangerous they’ve become. I’m sorry: we’re past the point where you can normalize Thiel world and not be a menace. I like both of those guys in general, I hope they have the moral courage to take a stand against the really scary shit. But until they’ll flat renounce this psycho aspiring despot shit they’re net negative.
- foldr 2y agoOf the two I'm only familiar with Rogan. People have been pointing out his right wing political tendencies for quite a while. But it's not long ago that you'd have been downvoted into oblivion by his fans for describing Rogan as 'alt right'.