MSNBC Expert Calls for a List of the Rich to Pressure Them to ‘Give Back’

The Blaze ^ | Oct. 17, 2011 | Mike Opelka

[Free ThinkerNY]

Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski, a former National Security Advisor to President Carter and a frequent guest on his daughter Mika’s MSNBC program, made a series of strange statements during his segment on “Morning Joe” earlier today.

Talking with the MSNBC crew about the concentration of wealth in America as motivation for “Occupy Wall Street,” Dr. Brzezinski seems to believe that publishing the names of people who make a lot of money would be helpful in redistributing wealth:

Brzezinski wants anyone making a lot of money to be pointed out, but a short time later he says he does not want Wall Street “demonized.” Then, he returns to his demonizing of people who legally earn a lot of money and spend it in ways that apparently he would not. Pay close attention to his statements about “control.”

“We have to have disclosure.”

“We have to have transparency.”

“We have to have control.”

“More fair distribution of Social Responsibility through taxation and elimination of loopholes.”

“And pressure even on the rich to avoid flaunting their wealth.”

[Artcore]

Dr. Brzezinski, be careful what you wish for. We see people like you and other Communists as the real enemy. Just in case you forgot, here's what happened to your totalitarian friends in Romania in 1989 when the people rejected the the Communist utopia:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckiXKWKBbC8

Life's a bit*h when totalitarians can no longer control the chaos.

[SueRae]

What you said! Well done.

[xuberalles]

Thank you. :)

[rolling_stone]

Umm why not publish the names of everyone on the dole...

[time4good]

The Whale, er, Oprah
Gwynneth Paltrow
Kardashians
Tiger Woods
Michael Douglas (CZJ can be adopted by Laz or someone here)
Geffen
Speilberg
George Clooney
(i.e., TONS of Hollywood rich celebs who mouth off their liberal garbage but are 1000% hypocrites)

[truthguy]

Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski is the type of American who really isn't an American. Yes, I'm sure he's technically an American Citizen who is in good standing with the powers that be and he's got a passport and all the credentials you would ever want to have. But at his core level he's still a European and has a streak of European totalitarianism in him.

His thoughts (if you can call them that) on this ought the scare the hell out of everyone. Hey Zbig, why don't we just have a "$" Symbol tattooed on the forehead of those who you think have or make too much money. And if that's going too far we could force the rich to wear armbands with that same symbol on them. Why not? I mean this worked well for the Germans in the 1930s and 1940s so they could identify certain types.

This guy ought to scare the hell out of every decent American. Brzezinski is the quintessential example of the type of person who lives in the United States, possesses American citizenship but really isn't an American.

[kcvl]

Zbigniew Brzezinski, fresh off winning the 2011 Jury Du Prix Tocqueville prize.

In his acceptance speech, as his daughter noted, he opined that the United States is becoming “a country of socially ominous extremes between the few super rich and the increasingly many who are deprived.” One source of the frustration among the American people, as Dr. Brzezinski sees it, is the “mystery” surrounding the way our economic system and the great, instantaneous flow of money works. He believes this frustration, coupled with an increasingly “fragmented” and “powerless” government, will eventually result in an era of worldwide socio-political unrest. Interestingly, he refers to the “Occupy Wall Street” movement — which has spread from lower Manhattan to other cities and counties — as “riots.”

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He also offered an idea on how to apply public pressure to the very wealthiest among us:

You know, I’ve been looking at these worldwide riots that are developing. They’re all a reflection of deep passion, deep resentment and fear. Now the question is “Where will this go? How can this be sort of concretized?” And one thought that has occurred to me — and let me sort of mention it here casually without having really thought it through systematically — I think it would be increasingly helpful if there was a movement to publish, worldwide, lists of who make, largely through speculation, enormous amounts of money almost instantly, and basically hide the fact from their social context. You know, how many Americans are really fully aware of how many other good people, let’s say like Warren Buffett and others, who really donate a lot of their earnings to charities, to philanthropy? But how many more are there in the hedge funds, in the banks, in a variety of other places, who, on the basis of speculation, literally make millions of dollars that would take a century or two for the average person ever to make? I’d like to see those lists. And they shouldn’t be that difficult to produce.

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/dr-zbigniew-brzezinski-there-should-be-a-list-of-very-wealthy-who-do-not-give-to-charity/

[lonestar]

Barack Obama

Diane Feinsteirn

Barbara Streisand

Speilburg

Rosanne Barr

50 Cents

Martin Sheen

Harry Belefonte

Valerie Jarret

Michael Vick

Katie Couric

All the Kennedys

Jane Fonda

Ted Turner

Howard Stern

Lady GaGa

Rosie O'Donnell

Algore

Michael JordanJoy Bahar

Whoopi Goldberg

People on government teat=$6 trillion

[LibLieSlayer]

Right on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LLS

[MHGinTN]

(CZJ can be adopted by Laz or someone here) Aww heck, I'll give it a try.

[GOPJ]

“And pressure even on the rich to avoid flaunting their wealth.”

That's offered so liberal elites who think it's fashionable to live in small 'perfect' homes can get a pass. None of that McMansion stuff is allowed - that's for Tea Party types with money...

How about a major tax on the totally offensive and arrogant liberal elites?

[dfwgator]

“And pressure even on the rich to avoid flaunting their wealth.”

Guess that means no more "MTV Cribs", where Hollywood actors and Gangsta Rappers get to flaunt their mansions.

[LibLieSlayer]

nazis and communists collaborating... no doubt.

LLS

[nathanbedford]

Who is Zbigniew Brzezinski?

The other day I came across an article from 2008 which I found in a link to another article that I had saved in a remote hard drive. The article pulls no punches and it is particularly interesting because it is almost 4 years old yet it stands the test of time.

The author notes the ominous implications of an alliance between Brzezinski and Obama. I thought at the time I read it that was relevant to Brzezinski's participation in the NGO that had been calling for American military intervention in Uganda.

It now appears that Brzezinski has come fully on board and will be out on the networks flacking for Obama's policies.

[LibLieSlayer]

He wanted to stay here and GET RICH... but his name will be on no PURGE THE RICH lists of the left.

LLS

[kcvl]

He should start with his son, the K Street lawyer...

Mark Brzezinski
Partner

2001 K Street N.W.
Suite 400
Washington, D.C. 20006-1040

T: 202.857.1717
F: 202.828.2989

mbrzezinski@mcguirewoods.com

Mr. Brzezinski manages the international law practice in McGuireWoods’ Washington office. His practice focuses on regulatory and legal compliance pertaining to sanctions, Export Administration Regulations and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and the development of corporate internal compliance programs.

He is a former director of Southeast European affairs at the National Security Council at the White House. Prior to that appointment, he served as a director for Russian/Eurasian affairs on the National Security Council, where he was White House coordinator for U.S. democracy and rule of law assistance programs in the region. His involvement with public service continues through his appointment to the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Before joining the White House staff, he was a corporate and securities associate at Hogan & Hartson L.L.P. in Washington, D.C. In the spring of 2005, he served as an adjunct professor at Columbia University’s School for International Affairs.

http://www.mcguirewoods.com/lawyers/index/Mark_Brzezinski.asp

His daughter and wife...

Mika Brzezinski appeared in downtown Washington this week for a book appearance at Sixth & I Synagogue. Her new book is Knowing Your Value: Women, Money and Getting What You’re Worth. Her father is foreign policy expert and former National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski. Her mother is sculptor Emilie Anna Benešová, a grandniece of Czechoslovakia’s former president Edvard Beneš. Brzezinksi graduated from The Madeira School, a private girl’s school in McLean, Va. intended for students who are “bright, curious and independent.” She proceeded to Williams, where she earned a degree in English.

[funfan]

Ophra Winfrey

[dead]

Talking with the MSNBC crew about the concentration of wealth in America as motivation for “Occupy Wall Street,” Dr. Brzezinski seems to believe that publishing the names of people who make a lot of money would be helpful in redistributing wealth: Brzezinski wants anyone making a lot of money to be pointed out

There were plenty of people right there, in person, at the Occupy Wall Street site, being cheered by the crowd:

• Susan Sarandon - net worth $50 million
• Michael Moore - net worth $50 million
• Kanye West - net worth $70 million
• Russell Simmons - net worth $500 million (!)

They claim they want to "eat the rich" but they let plenty of rich walk into their buffet and escape undigested.

Others expressing vocal support for the poor 99% Marx in the Parks movement:

• Al Gore - net worth $100 million
• Roseanne Barr - $80 million

Why aren't they marching on their homes?

[EQAndyBuzz]

“Anyone have any other rich people to add to this list?”

Michael Moore

Susan Sarandon

Tom Hanks

[jonno]

Not so sure this is wholly a bad idea.

My plan:
- scrap welfare as we know it.
- grandfather OUT medicare
- scrap public unions
- make right-to-work the law of the land
Bottom line: NO PUBLIC DOLE

Then:
- 15% (or less) flat tax
- make a big deal out of philanthropic societies - returning “welfare” to it’s proper place - the giving of assistance FROM people of good will to those who are deserving.

This means that if you need assistance, you go down to your neighborhood charity, and apply. The donors of these charities can then compete; The liberal groups can make the claim that they won’t discriminate based on your longevity in their program - stay as long as you “need”. If you have another child, “we’ll give you more” - but only if you’re unmarried.

Those charities run by conservative-minded folk will be more means-tested, making sure there is a valid need - instead of a “want”.

But the main point is that private individuals should create charitable societies - apart from govt. influence or coercion. Those “rich folk” who aren’t on any of roles of donors might be given the title of “scrooge” - and if they are willing to live with that - so be it.

I’m of the opinion however, that there will plenty of charity to go around for those who genuinely need it - from a good-hearted American populace of “rich” folk who aren’t already being regressively taxed - and still called scrooge...