I think that most billionaires are clueless to how savagely hated they are by the larger population.

This is a realization that I’ve come to:

that humans survive (and thrive) when there is a genuine organization based in part on empathy. When a human tries to disrupt this organization for their own gain then it’s in the best interest of the group to ostracize and remove that human from the group.

I’ve been bitching about this for a few months now. I think that someone will step up to the plate at some point but as of right now I don’t know who that is…

As for the other movements - I don’t think it’s just the right-leaning media that paints these left leaning protests in a bad light, the more “middle of the road” media does the same. I think that most of the agitators are plants by law enforcement, with the purpose of giving them a valid argument to use overwhelming force to shut the protest down.

The media eats up this violent protestors narrative for the ratings and for their ability to convince people to not engage or become a part of what is going on.

If there isn’t enough violence to report on the on the street journalists will interview the dumbest person they can find to show the viewers that it’s just a bunch of idiots out here that don’t really know how the “real world” works.

If neither one of those tactics work then the politicians will get involved and try to take over the movement so they can get more exposure and then start to water down the message of the protestors.

If that doesn’t work then the politicians will “negotiate” with the leaders but do it in a way that puts the protestors in a bad light. Like doing a full media blitz where the dirty looking, young protest leaders are walked into a large well appointed room with a bunch of well groomed politicians and using this lopsided power dynamic of the media and the environment start to pick apart the arguments of the protestors making them look weak and ineffective.

I’m sure there are many other tactics that are used to keep the plebeians at bay.

I write all of this to say that if there isn’t a well spoken, intelligent, charismatic, strong leader to this movement, it will get shut down.

Ex-spouse: (on the phone with parents) My ex-wife has invited us over for beef wellington.

Ex-spouse’s parents: Hasn’t she tried to kill you like four times before? Why would you accept this invitation?

Ex-spouse: well her beef wellington is to die for!

Ex-spouse’s parents: Well that’s good enough for us, were in see you a 6

Yet to many of this followers these stories are all just bullshit lefty propaganda to smear the name of their great leader. They aren’t completely dumb they just have been brainwashed to only believe certain people and certain news organizations.