I’m fascinated by the evolution of frontier justice in the digital age. Whenever there’s a story of someone being turned on by the internet, I’m completely captivated. Regardless of whether or not it’s deserved, I just can’t turn away. It’s one thing to watch a story spread like Janet Jackson’s nipple across the internet, but […]
Tag Archives: class resentment
Why’s the internet turning on Jake Croman?
Posted in Ann Arbor, Mark's Life, Other, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged 209 Pearl, accusations of racism, anti-Semitic, Artur Zawada, Bernie Sanders, Bob Dylan, class, class warfare, economic development, entitled cunts, faggots, frat boys, gentrification, Hillary Clinton, Jake Croman, Jean Henry, minimum wage, New York, Tau Kappa Epsilon, threats to the middle class, Uber, University of Michigan, wealth inequality 192 Comments
Chomsky on the possibility of fascism, and the importance of financial reform
Addressing 1,000 people in Madison, Wisconsin earlier this week, well respected MIT linguist and political critic Noam Chomsky reiterated that we should not underestimate the Tea Party movement. He also warned that fascism in the United States may be a distinct possibility. The following clip comes from The Progressive: …“I’m just old enough to have […]
Posted in Corporate Crime, Observations, Politics Also tagged anger, banking, banking reform, class warfare, consumer, Consumer Financial Protection Agency, Elizabeth Warren, fascism, fear, FOX News, fraud, free market, Hitler, income disparity, investment banks, Madison, MIT, Nazi analogies, Noam Chomsky, Obama, Orpheum Theatre, Roosevelt Institute, Sarah Palin, Securities and Exchange Commission, state capitalism, tax the rich, tea party, teabaggery, things we ignore at out own peril, Wisconsin 6 Comments