"A botox of Kardashians and a trump of Billionaires." LMAO!
But seriously...have you ever wondered what would have happened if Oprah had expressed her Woman side instead of her Black side & endorsed Hillary? I have. Would we be where we are today?
And WTF happened to Jeff Bezos? Even in the early days when Amazon started making piles of money (after its IPO) he was a regular guy. He still drove his old Volvo. Oh wait...then he divorced Mackenzie...hmm.
Although I can absolutely get on board with this new racial category of hate, the billionaires, and I ditched both Amazon and WSJ for good during last year’s election, I am still furious at the Republicans for falling in line at the clear expense of the people they claim to represent. How about Republicans as a new racial category? When you want to find your white supremacist, woman hater, look no further! The Republicans have your back! Although they seem to have lost their own spines somewhere along the line.
Bravo to the Italians for calling out all the Billionaire Baloney and the big celebrity fracasso that it represents. Thanks for mentioning Fishbone, also for me a favorite band. Glad to know they have a new album.--being so original, socially relevant and yet deeply rooted in tradition, their mind bending music broke boundaries. Our friend Chris Metzler was the co-director of the 2010 documentary about them, "Everyday Sunshine".
You can find lots of galvanizing, political and crazy messages in their lyrics, if you look at lyrics for their poetry of meaning. But Fishbone always has variety and depth. One of my favorite early songs is Movement in the Light which shows their introspective, prayerful side. In addition to their pointed political commentary, they offer a soul searching pathway to righteous action in this song. Remember as Kamau said in a previous post, it is Us who will get us out of this mess.
This hit harder than a billionaire’s prenup. I hereby second the motion: Billionaire is a race—and not one I’d let marry my daughter either. They’ve got their own food groups (foam and gelée), their own language (“tax haven”), and their own god (“market confidence”).
Thanks for preaching the gospel of sense in a world where Bezos is treated like a demigod for building a flying phallus while union-busting on Earth.
I wasn’t invited to the wedding either—but if I had been, I’d have RSVP’d with a Molotov mocktail and a signed copy of The Shock Doctrine.
Well clearly you’re one of those top shelf comedians. You get it when others can’t or won’t. Sigh. And what you get you provide to others. Pretty cool. Maybe the class distinction is really those who get and give, and those who get and keep. And that really is a function of a separate factor - conscience. Brando says in THE WATERFRONT, “conscience? That stuff will drop ve you nuts!” So you see that anti-conscience may in fact be a mental health plan for the billionaire class. They’ve developed an immunity to it in fact, and it manifests in endless self-justification. Like any “disease” I guess our task is making the diseases of conscience, community, compassion etc worse wildly contagious so they just can’t resist. They would succumb to our scourge.
Maybe The Billionate Class is also affected with a particular kind of amnesia. Forgetting that we are all connected, and not just for the purpose of their exploitation. If they have forgotten our humanity it’s more important that we remember ours and affirm it.
Thank you doctor, for responding to this medical emergency.
Here I've been thinking that all the elite MAGA women look alike, and now I know there's actually a name for it (and a hefty price tag). I wouldn't be surprised if Trump tried to monetize that in some way...
Billionaires are indeed a different race and I push forward that they are also akin to an alien race. Sightings by the “rest of us” are rare and sometimes the only glimpses we get are of their spaceships across the sky.
I am with you! Two easy ways to get started: tax them at a higher rate (no loopholes) and make those stupid super pacs illegal, putting an end to endless donations from invisible entities.
As for caste system in the U.S., that needs to be eradicated, forever.
I’m with you always. You are a decent, kind man with the power to delight as well as to enlighten others!
And I love your new group noun, a Botox!
I think the only thing you forgot was remembering to lock your car doors if you drive through Woodside, Beverly Hills, or the Hamptons.
Ooooh! Good point.
"A botox of Kardashians and a trump of Billionaires." LMAO!
But seriously...have you ever wondered what would have happened if Oprah had expressed her Woman side instead of her Black side & endorsed Hillary? I have. Would we be where we are today?
And WTF happened to Jeff Bezos? Even in the early days when Amazon started making piles of money (after its IPO) he was a regular guy. He still drove his old Volvo. Oh wait...then he divorced Mackenzie...hmm.
Although I can absolutely get on board with this new racial category of hate, the billionaires, and I ditched both Amazon and WSJ for good during last year’s election, I am still furious at the Republicans for falling in line at the clear expense of the people they claim to represent. How about Republicans as a new racial category? When you want to find your white supremacist, woman hater, look no further! The Republicans have your back! Although they seem to have lost their own spines somewhere along the line.
Blessings on you and your family!
Hello Kamau,
Bravo to the Italians for calling out all the Billionaire Baloney and the big celebrity fracasso that it represents. Thanks for mentioning Fishbone, also for me a favorite band. Glad to know they have a new album.--being so original, socially relevant and yet deeply rooted in tradition, their mind bending music broke boundaries. Our friend Chris Metzler was the co-director of the 2010 documentary about them, "Everyday Sunshine".
https://youtu.be/0shBYJ1KB1g?feature=shared
You can find lots of galvanizing, political and crazy messages in their lyrics, if you look at lyrics for their poetry of meaning. But Fishbone always has variety and depth. One of my favorite early songs is Movement in the Light which shows their introspective, prayerful side. In addition to their pointed political commentary, they offer a soul searching pathway to righteous action in this song. Remember as Kamau said in a previous post, it is Us who will get us out of this mess.
This hit harder than a billionaire’s prenup. I hereby second the motion: Billionaire is a race—and not one I’d let marry my daughter either. They’ve got their own food groups (foam and gelée), their own language (“tax haven”), and their own god (“market confidence”).
Thanks for preaching the gospel of sense in a world where Bezos is treated like a demigod for building a flying phallus while union-busting on Earth.
I wasn’t invited to the wedding either—but if I had been, I’d have RSVP’d with a Molotov mocktail and a signed copy of The Shock Doctrine.
Brilliant work. Count me in.
Perfect for the 4th !!!
Thank You for your great writing a service to us all🙏
Loved your show in Seattle and thanks for telling the truth always!
Thank you for helping me sort out my feelings about Oprah being there. Sending much love to you and your family.
Well clearly you’re one of those top shelf comedians. You get it when others can’t or won’t. Sigh. And what you get you provide to others. Pretty cool. Maybe the class distinction is really those who get and give, and those who get and keep. And that really is a function of a separate factor - conscience. Brando says in THE WATERFRONT, “conscience? That stuff will drop ve you nuts!” So you see that anti-conscience may in fact be a mental health plan for the billionaire class. They’ve developed an immunity to it in fact, and it manifests in endless self-justification. Like any “disease” I guess our task is making the diseases of conscience, community, compassion etc worse wildly contagious so they just can’t resist. They would succumb to our scourge.
Maybe The Billionate Class is also affected with a particular kind of amnesia. Forgetting that we are all connected, and not just for the purpose of their exploitation. If they have forgotten our humanity it’s more important that we remember ours and affirm it.
Thank you doctor, for responding to this medical emergency.
You might like this - as a top shelf tall comic. I’m an average height psychiatrist still trying to reach for that top shelf.
MOSF 20.7: Americans May Disagree on Policy – But Trump is Pathology and Pro Wrestling Gone Way Bad – East Wind ezine
https://eastwindezine.com/mosf-20-7-americans-may-disagree-on-policy-but-trump-is-pathology-and-pro-wrestling-gone-way-bad/
And
MOSF 17.12: America, Under the Spells of Contempt and Idealization https://eastwindezine.com/mosf-17-12-america-under-the-spells-of-contempt-and-idealization/
And
Birthright Citizenship: The Psychology of Exclusion and Fear | Psychology Today
And Psychological Constitutional #4: "We care." Probably the two most important words in human language.
https://sunmoonlight.substack.com/p/birthright-citizenship-the-psychology
Here I've been thinking that all the elite MAGA women look alike, and now I know there's actually a name for it (and a hefty price tag). I wouldn't be surprised if Trump tried to monetize that in some way...
Billionaires are indeed a different race and I push forward that they are also akin to an alien race. Sightings by the “rest of us” are rare and sometimes the only glimpses we get are of their spaceships across the sky.
I am with you! Two easy ways to get started: tax them at a higher rate (no loopholes) and make those stupid super pacs illegal, putting an end to endless donations from invisible entities.
As for caste system in the U.S., that needs to be eradicated, forever.
How do we actively work to make sure that trillionaires never exist?
I think the answer has to be something stronger than what using paper straws is as a solution to stopping the climate crisis. 🫠
i'm with you. i just wish someone somewhere would come up with an idea or concept to get us out of this mess.