Many of the influential oligarchs are descended from Eastern Europe, where oligarchs have long ruled communist nations. That’s what a few courageous people in the Trump Administration, a few members of Congress (a few more than 11 of them, IIRC) and a few others knew about.
Many voters in both political parties were unaware of it until seeing what the President and Administration have done since the election. We need to support them as if it’s our last chance.
Many more young people can be educated about what happened to our jobs over the past four decades, about how the wealthy oligarchs have been enslaving us through the Democrats and about why they want to take away our freedoms.
Use a hook (a term from journalism, the context of the discussion, something that concerns them, like their jobs, plans or relationships). Don’t be aggressive. Be patient. Let them know that they are all dear to you. Pretend to ignore the obvious flaws of their youth. Remember to share the knowledge one point at a time, gently and incrementally.
One good hook that a conversation can be started with is #FreeTommy. Another is to tell them about some of the more positive living conditions in the past with a young person’s perspective in mind (those of you who are getting old, like me, heh).
Thanks!!
Re: What happened to our jobs over the past four decades...
Cheap foreign labor is yesterday’s problem.
Over the next four decades, AI and robotics are going to replace cheap labor of every kind - and most of the middle class, too.
My Prediction - a universal minimum income is the only way we can maintain peace in the streets.
The Good News - unlike human beings, machines and processes are infinitely perfectible.
If we have thousands of machines that can do the same work as millions of human beings, the standard of living for even the poorest people will continue to rise every decade.