America on the Cusp of a Revolution | Ron Unz

In the second episode, against the backdrop of Luigi Mangione's shooting of the UnitedHealth CEO, Mr. Ron Unz discusses the rapidly worsening wealth gap in the United States over past decades, the widespread societal discontent it has fostered, and the possibility for revolution.
#luigi #inequality #usa #revolution

[weeklyweeks]

They got us so busy fighting a culture war that most fail to realize the class war we’ve already lost.

[RoosterBruh]

Do not judge a society by the wealth of the elites. Judge a society by the quality of life for the poorest of their people. In there, lies the truth.

[alexvince]

The problem at the moment is that America has been fooled into thinking oligarchs are the solution to oligarchy

[dianasinclair]

Luigi's popularity is going to get a huge boost when Americans see how insurance companies treat the California fire victims.

[rogerpropes]

'Trickle down' is really 'siphon up'.

[LegionMEEnjoyer]

For revolution to happen, we can’t complacently wait for other people to do something. When the time comes, I hope we will all join together.

[askyalumumba]

Luigi already paved the way for what's coming.

[SixStringHarmonies]

My parents had lower paying jobs than my wife and I and still sent me to private school, owned a home. Vacations, retirements, savings, nice possessions.

An entirely different standard of living. No degrees, just one union job and my Mom worked OCCASIONALLY. On and off.

If my wife didn't work, we'd be homeless and starving.

Something is very wrong.

[jamesstaal]

Born in 1962. High School Class of ‘80. Forty-five years of being screwed has radicalized me. This was a concise presentation.

[MendeMaria-ejbf]

Exactly. We are living in incredibly corrupt societies. Thank you for clear words. ❤

[markmccormack]

“There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.”
― V.I. Lenin

[BLEYNN]

Wake-up America 🇺🇸 Luigi Mangione opened the door for our AMERICAN REVOLUTION!

LET'S FUCKING

[markrussell]

Progress in America ended with Citizens United, and that was the plan when the Supreme Court imposed it on America.

[elizabethtyler]

This guy is hitting the nail on the head.

[ianfred]

This is the same story in the UK. Rampant inequality is destroying what’s left of Britain

[kiryuchansboyfriend]

As someone who has visited Native American reservations, inner city ghettos mostly comprised of Black and Latino Americans, and homeless encampments and personally grew up in a rotting Appalachian mining town, I have a very low view of this country.

And believe me, it didn’t help when I got into college and started traveling and seeing not only the luxuries afforded to people in other countries but also the privileges given to _other communities in America_ who happen to be a part of the higher castes.

My friends, family, and I have seen the writing on the wall for some time and desperately want to move to Europe or Asia or anywhere with healthcare and education and less existential threats to our safety yet no matter how hard we work or how much schooling we get no one I know can make it work.

We feel trapped. Like there is no leaving this place or advancing our status here and yet it’s suffocating us.

That leaves only one option.

[mikethespike]

Yep, as an engineering contractor with experience working with the top managements of many companies, I have to agree, the rich are getting richer at the cost of the rest of us. I have had customers who think nothing of owning a small fleet of high price cars tell me that my prices are too high, that my employees' wages are too high. They understand that paying fair wages and making life affordable for the rest of society means less money for them, although most of them will never ever be able to spend more in their whole lives than a small fraction of their financial assets. If they haven't increased their worth by at least 15% in a year they count that as a bad year.

[andrewstevens]

You just explained americas current political reality without mentioning a single polarizing point and I commend you for that! It’s not left vs right it’s rich vs working class.

[cmleoj]

I lived through a civil war. What I can say is it was completely unlike anything I could have imagined. I always think about a couple I knew. The husband, active duty military, was shot and killed. He was shot in the back, curious at most. In an area of no guerrilla activity. Eventually it was determined he was shot with an Army issued caliber. The chilling thing was two days after his death, the widow started getting visits from one of his army colleagues, who started to put the moves on her. She told me she could look at him and know he did it.
Civil fracture unleashes devilish behavior that you would never think of, until it’s all around you.

[Letyourcolorsblendwithmine]

Never before in this country have there been so many with so little to lose.