No Excuses Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Nothing screams failing society when a trust fund baby can successfully hoodwink millions of people every night into the dumbest populist movement ever conceived: tax cuts and deregulation for the elites, but LOOK! Gypsies are taking over Pennsylvania. https://www.vox.com/videos/2019/4/3/18294392/tucker-carlson-pretends-hate-elites-populism-false-consciousness Quote Tucker Carlson has branded himself as Fox News’s resident populist, using his show to rail against the “liberal elite” that he argues makes up the American “ruling class.” The shtick has helped him stand out from his other Fox News colleagues, and has even earned him accolades from some left-wing critics. But while Carlson loves to obsess about the culture war nonsense that typically dominates Fox News, he is noticeably silent when it comes to real stories about the exploitation of the working class. When Republicans in Congress passed a massive tax cut for the richest Americans, Carlson was more concerned with the story of a Florida town considering removing a strip of “racist trees.” When President Trump rolled back regulations on predatory payday lenders, Carlson ignored the move altogether, choosing instead to lament Democrats’ focus on “identity politics.” And when Republicans in the House tried to slash Medicare and Medicaid while giving massive tax cuts to the richest Americans, Carlson mocked liberals for being outraged, choosing instead to rail against a random academic paper suggesting Americans should shift to more sustainable sources of meat. This is what Marxist theorists call “false consciousness,” a state in which the working class is tricked into accepting its own exploitation. By focusing his audience’s attention on insignificant culture war stories, Carlson is able to create a fictional version of “the elite” — vegans, anti-racist activists, feminists, etc. — while distracting from the political party that actually holds the power in government. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CousinsCowgirl84 Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 A lot of people hate themselves. Think about how many people rally against being gay, adulterers, corruption, ect only to be found guilty of it themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sacks 'n' Stuff Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 9 minutes ago, CousinsCowgirl84 said: A lot of people hate themselves. Think about how many people rally against being gay, adulterers, corruption, ect only to be found guilty of it themselves. That’s not what he does it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tshile Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 He’s filling the void left by oreilly who did the same thing. I didnt realize this was news worthy. I figured everyone already knew this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooked Crack Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 9 minutes ago, tshile said: I didnt realize this was news worthy. I figured everyone already knew this. A good number of folks watching at home don't. White supremacists watching at home don't care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tshile Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 37 minutes ago, Cooked Crack said: A good number of folks watching at home don't. White supremacists watching at home don't care. So not-smart people who aren’t going to change their mind after the article? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Marxist theorists? Tucker is a boarding school con artist, and apparently a white nationalist, but I can point those things out without nodding my head approvingly at Marxism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooked Crack Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 57 minutes ago, tshile said: So not-smart people who aren’t going to change their mind after the article? People who watch Tucker not going to even read the article. YouTube's algorithm might actually do some good in this scenario. Looking for Tucker clips and come across this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c slag Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 He might be onto something I did encounter a palm reading booth at a Pennsylvania fair last fall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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