David Pakman
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Podcast Appearances
We are not number one in things that are good anymore.
We're number one in incarceration, yes.
We're number one in healthcare costs.
We're number one in military spending.
But our own citizens are disproportionately suffering.
Infrastructure is crumbling.
Schools are failing.
Healthcare is a disaster.
And the social fabric is completely torn.
The people in charge are either unable or unwilling to fix any of it.
So this is not about being pessimistic.
Seven million people turning out for no kings is awesome, and it's something to be optimistic about.
This is not Trump derangement syndrome.
This is actually bigger than Trump.
Trump's a symptom of this, but not the cause of it.
We are looking around and describing what we see.
And the question is, are we going to do anything about it, or are we going to keep pretending everything's fine until it collapses, or are we going to pretend there is nothing that we can do about it?
If we pretend there is nothing we can do about it, then we almost certainly aren't going to fix it.
No kings and seven million people is a great start, but we have to be asking the question, are we going in the direction of a failed state?
There is a very dangerous maga lady that almost no one knows about and almost nobody is talking about.