Jimmy Dore
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And I'm sure you heard Mike Ben's explanation is that they push it in other countries to destabilize those countries. And that's what they were attempting to do here during the first Trump administration.
And I'm sure you heard Mike Ben's explanation is that they push it in other countries to destabilize those countries. And that's what they were attempting to do here during the first Trump administration.
That's why it got ramped up, especially after Occupy Wall Street. So you had the Tea Party, which was upset about the bank bailouts. And then you had Occupy Wall Street that was upset about the bank bailouts. And the deep state was like, hey, we got to stop this. They're coming together across economic lines and economic populism. And so that's when the –
That's why it got ramped up, especially after Occupy Wall Street. So you had the Tea Party, which was upset about the bank bailouts. And then you had Occupy Wall Street that was upset about the bank bailouts. And the deep state was like, hey, we got to stop this. They're coming together across economic lines and economic populism. And so that's when the –
Schellenberger talks about this, that the mentions of white supremacy and racism exploded in the national media. The Washington Post, the New York Times, the Boston Globe, all those places just exploded, even though we had just gotten done electing the black president twice, overwhelmingly, right? So they wanted to push that. So that's going to... So now everybody, you know, I mean, and...
Schellenberger talks about this, that the mentions of white supremacy and racism exploded in the national media. The Washington Post, the New York Times, the Boston Globe, all those places just exploded, even though we had just gotten done electing the black president twice, overwhelmingly, right? So they wanted to push that. So that's going to... So now everybody, you know, I mean, and...
That that's what identity – I have a joke about if it was 1860, the Democrats wouldn't be fixing slavery. They'd be bragging about their first transgendered slave owner. I mean – So they don't fix the problem. They put somebody in charge of the problem because of identity politics. And now if you talk about the problem anymore, they're going to call you a phobe of some kind.
That that's what identity – I have a joke about if it was 1860, the Democrats wouldn't be fixing slavery. They'd be bragging about their first transgendered slave owner. I mean – So they don't fix the problem. They put somebody in charge of the problem because of identity politics. And now if you talk about the problem anymore, they're going to call you a phobe of some kind.
And so that's been the game. But I think people are waking up to it. I think enough people woke up to it, certainly with the biological males and female spaces, right? Now, I'm all for gay rights. I think they should be first-class citizens, which they are. You know, when I... Grew up, they weren't. They were second-class citizens. They couldn't get married. They could get fired for being gay.
And so that's been the game. But I think people are waking up to it. I think enough people woke up to it, certainly with the biological males and female spaces, right? Now, I'm all for gay rights. I think they should be first-class citizens, which they are. You know, when I... Grew up, they weren't. They were second-class citizens. They couldn't get married. They could get fired for being gay.
They could get kicked out of their housing. All that's over, right? And so now, Donald Trump, ironically, was the first president to enter the White House who supported gay marriage. The first president was, because Barack Obama, when he entered, he was for civil unions. And Donald Trump, when he entered, he was for gay marriage. That's the irony. Anyway, so that's what identity politics is.
They could get kicked out of their housing. All that's over, right? And so now, Donald Trump, ironically, was the first president to enter the White House who supported gay marriage. The first president was, because Barack Obama, when he entered, he was for civil unions. And Donald Trump, when he entered, he was for gay marriage. That's the irony. Anyway, so that's what identity politics is.
It's there to make sure that we don't come together along class lines to oppose the oligarchy. And so the oligarchy is the oligarchs push. identity politics. It comes from, that's, you know, ESG and DEI. That comes from BlackRock. That comes from Vanguard. That comes from State Street. And they force it on people and they make it hard for companies to get, you know, loans. I have a video of
It's there to make sure that we don't come together along class lines to oppose the oligarchy. And so the oligarchy is the oligarchs push. identity politics. It comes from, that's, you know, ESG and DEI. That comes from BlackRock. That comes from Vanguard. That comes from State Street. And they force it on people and they make it hard for companies to get, you know, loans. I have a video of
Larry Fink saying, we're going to charge you more for your loans if you don't take them. We have to force this on companies. We have to force it on them. And they exactly did that. And as soon as it became okay not to do it, corporate America is fleeing DEI policies. Flee, you know, from Amtrak to Facebook and Google.
Larry Fink saying, we're going to charge you more for your loans if you don't take them. We have to force this on companies. We have to force it on them. And they exactly did that. And as soon as it became okay not to do it, corporate America is fleeing DEI policies. Flee, you know, from Amtrak to Facebook and Google.
They're all getting rid of their DEI policies because it's just, it's there to divide people.
They're all getting rid of their DEI policies because it's just, it's there to divide people.
But not Mark Cuban. He still insists that's the only way to go. So what about the...
But not Mark Cuban. He still insists that's the only way to go. So what about the...