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Freddie Baudat's avatar

Justin, it was this conversation last weekend that prompted me to sign up at the annual rate straight out of the gate. I’ve seen other conversations with you, so I was familiar with your style. I appreciate your ability to explain things and really appreciate the questions you pose. The $100,000, yes, but also what I think is particularly poignant presently, why only $1.776 million. He’ll go higher if he’s not stopped. And he’ll try again in some other way. Will it be higher, the same or lower? 🤔

Freddie Baudat's avatar

I meant $100,000,000! Just a bunch of zeroes, after that, or even before that.

Charley Ice's avatar

This is why corporate reform needs to make capitalism democratic, with public boards and public beneficiaries, a redefinition of fiduciary responsibility to include the communities they're in and the workers who do the job.

Jayne's avatar

Really enjoyed this, Justin. You're spot on about the Democratic party turning their backs on the working class. I think they're seeing the error of their ways somewhat now. Cozying up to the elites is not what makes a country prosperous.

ConnieW's avatar

I don’t think democrats were turning their back on the working classes. I think they were complacent and oblivious to the creeping fascism.

Charles Blaksmith's avatar

Justin, is there an analogy with politics? Political parties and politicians are businesses looking to become monopolies? They don’t want a free marketplace of ideas? I think if we really had a marketplace of ideas, now that would be pro-people!

Infosecgeek's avatar

“But with this White House, the companies that thrive are not the ones building the best products — they’re the ones sending the most flattering quotes to CNBC or flying Gulfstreams to Mar-a-Lago.”

Also a defining characteristic of fascist states. So much so that fascism is also referred to as corporatism.

Chuck Munn's avatar

How much impact does counterfeit currency have?

Protect the Vote's avatar

Love the distinction and that it's actually antidemocratic to foster a lack of government regulation that the Nazi Republicans have foisted on the American electorate since the Reagan years WE the People need government to hold at bay the detrimental effects of a natural tendency by all businesses to reduce their competition

On a lighter note Zionism and the Nazi Republicans

A fundamental political shift is occurring in the country It actually began on Oct 7 but perhaps earlier when Hamas attacked Israeli settlements Due to the brutal fascist Israeli government response and its attempted Palestinian genocide, it has brought up a national dialogue about Palestinian rights

This was brought into sharper focus with the Mamdani election for NYC mayor in the most Jewish dense population in the country suggesting that even the American Jewish diaspora is fed up with the Israeli fascist government And now with the Jewish Brad Ladner topping his AIPAC supported Democratic primary incumbent Goldman by 30 points it suggests that the money interests that have long been a lobby for American Jewish interests is losing support

In the US we have for too long been indoctrinated by Jewish money interests such as AiPAC and the ADL to have a blunted partisan view of the Arab/Muslim opinion but that's changing With Mamdani and other eloquent spokespeople like Ruwa Romman in Georgia who is running for a state legislative seat, there is a valuable Arab voice speaking for the interests of that community And this really is uncomfortable for the long standing Zionist money interests of the Jewish lobby since they are losing control of the narrative they have long held

Zionists and Democratic political consultants like Simon Rosenberg of Hopium Chronicles who have been hiding their fascist views are now being exposed for who they really are as well as the Nazi Republicans who throw their support behind Zionists because that’s where the money is